On 8/15/2014 5:53 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
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The little fig is bearing lots of fruit, but (after the first two ambrosiac figs) they remain small and fall off. Also plant is losing leaves.

It's only early August. I realize the Mission Black Fig is deciduous, but in our more or less mutual climate, is this normal?


Either the weather has affected the tree, the tree did not get enough

water, or else you have a gopher problem.

??? I was asking whether deciduous fig should be shedding leaves this early in the season.

Gets plenty water.

Season = usual for this area (but everything is outof phase acct climate change)
)
Gopher ??? how would that work? Straight question.

HB


Gophers love the roots of fig trees. I can't recommend a method to
eliminate gophers; there are too many variables.

This is far too early for a fig tree to go dormant. That is why I
suggested some kind of trauma.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary