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Figs from tall trees
Hello,
Sorry if this shows up twice. Weird message came up while sending previously. After reading the post about pruning fig trees, I did want to say I have cut limbs that hung into my pathway to my house, and to make mowing under the tree easier. That did no harm, and did seem to spur more growth within the tree (which has become a tenacled monster)! I have found a way to easily retrieve even the highest figs. I have a garden tool with a long handle that looks like a 3 or 4 pronged curved claw on the end, the size of a hand (for hoeing weeds around veggie plants). I hook that over the branch, pull it down with one hand, while retrieving figs with the other. They just drop off with a gentle pull when ripe, so it is easy to do with one hand. The limbs are so flexible, that there is no chance of breaking or harming the limb by pulling it down. It just springs back up when done. Kira |
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