Cinnamon Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Do Figs lose their leafs in the autumn? If not I have 3 very sick young figgy plants to try & make better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I've only had figs in pots before - and managed to kill one. The other one has been planted in a patch of very rocky, stoney ground.....it still has leaves at the moment, but I think they do lose them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I only ever had a small, immature fig tree in a pot....I think it was 3 years or so when we moved and left it behind, but it did lose it's leaves in the Autumn, so much so that each year I thought it was dead and prepared to give up on it...but then the leaves grew back. Never got any ripe fruit of it though, so it might not have been the healthiest fig tree around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Oh,thats good news Our 3 are all in pots & are all small & immature, & I thought I had killed them Good job I checked - I was about to chuck them out & use the pots for something alse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I have a fig tree that fruited for the first time this year, I managed to get one fig and the chickens pecked at the rest......... Yes they do lose their leaves in Autumn, I have just brought mine in for the winter as they don't like the frost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I wrap my potted fig in fleece and tuck it away behind the shed for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Thought of this thread when watching gardeners world! If you watch bbc i player at the beginning of show small piece on figs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 mine is in a dustbin in the polytunnel at the moment, I had lots of figs this year but none ripened enough to eat, the year before the squirrels got the lot! I'm looking forward to a better crop next season - yes figs do loose their leaves, I have 3 cuttings doing well in my verranda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
