Pruning Fig Trees | How to Prune for Size and Production

We've been growing fig trees here in the Arizona desert for 8 years with good success. One of the keys to a healthy tree and maximum production is effective pruning of your tree. Today we're showing you a few different ways we prune our fig trees here on the farm.

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[thomasholzknecht]

I have two fig trees from cuttings from grandfather. I was five years old. Im 59 now. The trees have been moved from NY, to West Virginia, to three different homes in Virginia. Ive always pruned them down to stumps when they were moved. Now i can prune them correctly. Thank you

[Reciprocity_Soils]

Pruning suggestion for the health of your tree: my botanists friend suggests pruning a branch further away from the trunk or main branch (~2-3 inches/6-8cm). Why? A tree can more easily heal over a smaller area than a larger one.
Over 180 fruiting trees!! Magnificent work. You have a wonderfully thorough attention to detail. I'm always happy to see what is happening today on the Edge of Nowhere and taking notes. Peace and health.

[LCamp-crfs]

Wow! That amount of pruning is not for the faint hearted! Here’s to a good harvest 🍷!

[jensperl]

Excellent video. I’ve got it on my calendar to prune my some-what out of control figs this January. Super helpful.

[johanconradie]

YOU HAVE THE FASTEST FRUIT TREE GROWTH IN USA 🇺🇸

[AbidAli-bvgl]

Excellent video for Pruning Fig Trees, Best teachers in all the area of Desert orchard

[tammyholmgren]

Thank you for your video! I've got a Miss Figgy along the coast and it looks super healthy but hasn't fruited. Now I know how to prune it to generate fruit.

[domesti-city]

The first thing I thought on that first tree was, "Oh, those big ones need to come out!" It was very satisfying to see it happen. Having lived many years with an aggressive growing fig, I know the advantages of giving it a hearty pruning each year. Your saw seemed to not be as happy.

[kevincharles]

One fruit tree I've yet to try ... have a spot in mind though so thanks for this. I remember that viewers were telling you that you've been over-pruning/killing the trees ... obviously, you know what you're doing! These look big and healthy!

[cynthialouw]

Oh my, great to see you both looking so well! Your videos just haven't come up for ages!!! Yeah! It is like having had anaesthetic in your mouth when it's really cold, not that we experience such cold where we live.

[jesussaves]

I bought a Figgy Dwarf plant last year, was 1 feet tall . And this year it’s already about 10 feet !!! It’s a big voluptuous tree !!! I bought it to keep it small . It’s suppose to stay shorter then 6 feet and remain bush size !! My tree loves my soil way to much !!! Lol . This video on pruning tips very helpful . Thank you ❤

[PrestonBurtonHuman]

A friend gifted me what I thought was a fig tree only to find out it was a fiddle leaf fig, no fruit :( but it is seven feet tall now. Your fig trees are thick! haha Your watering structures and mulching seems to be amazing for your trees. So cool to see.

[BONEKRUSHER]

Kyle Shanahan knows football and fig pruning. That's my coach!

[felipeiglesias]

You remembered me that I have to go to Sicily to prune my trees 😅. It will be a long weekend (there are 40 trees)!

[gombalex]

I really like your channel, your videos are really interesting, educational, motivated,
Please keep doing what you doing

[jaxtelford]

So good to see you guys again. I hope you got to rest over the silly season. I had to transplant a couple of trees during the heat of the Australian summer, even though it has been a mild summer so far. Not my idea of fun, but had to be done asap. One is a stripped fig that do well this close to the coast. Thank you for the instructions, this is going to come in handy for June/July. Keep up the good work and thank you.

[adnanboke]

Greetings from Siirt, Türkiye, good luck

[mesutozsen]

Eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel vlog için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[bycfr]

The video I've been looking for! We have one 4 year old fig tree here in New Mexico near Albuquerque. One mistake we made was we did not prune correctly the last 2 years (or hardly pruned it at all). About 60% done with pruning and need to finish tomorrow. Fortunately, now we know how to remove these little babies/suckers at the base. We'll be propagating some of the clippings. Do you have any suggestions the best way to do it? Any type of soil to use propagating these? 
Thank you for sharing this video.

[ZacchaeusNifong]

Got a nice fig down in Tucson. Thanks brother. I needed this.