When, Why And How To Pinching Fig Trees To Force Early Fruiting

There is a lot of confusion surrounding the technique of "pinching" fig trees. In many areas of the US, the growing season is too short to provide enough heat to ripen longer season types of figs. Pinching can be a way to induce fruiting your fig trees early so you can grow longer season varieties, but it comes at a cost.

This video discusses in great detail the reasons why you may want to pinch your figs, and discusses cases when you should not pinch your fig trees and simply let them grow naturally. Find out if pinching fig trees is right for you.

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[sluiceman]

Nicely done and not overly verbose. Very articulate and easy to follow. This was great instruction. Thank you for this video!

[joedell]

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[PapaPepper]

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[orangetuono]

Crushed it on "fig pinch" search. Couldn't have asked for more detail and clarity. THANK YOU!

[chrism]

Your detailed presentation and layman's explanations of fig trees is really the best I've seen on Youtube thus far. Really appreciate your guidance. I have acquired 11 fig trees (yes, I caught the bug about 12 months ago). You chose a nice variety of fig trees to give great examples and of particular note your explanation concerning the raspberry latte fig, which interestingly has a similar vigorous growth habit to my unknown Greek variety, which has been very shy (has not yet produced fruit except for one tiny fruit just like yours). So I will follow your recommendations to a T and pinch at the appropriate time of the year and look forward to some very flavoursome sweet fruit.

[sarahpayne]

thank you so much for imparting all this valuable information. I have two brown turkeys and live in the south of England (UK) they are semi mature probably about 6/7 years old and have fruited in the past. Two years ago they suffered a lack of water as I moved house and somebody else looked after them for me for a season, I got them back exactly a year ago and last year they did not fruit. We've had very strange weather this year in the UK with very little sunshine so I appreciate that the figures may be slow this year. However, through complete lack of knowledge I think I've pinched off I say I think I can't quite remember, some of the tips during the winter. Having studied your video I've gone and had a look at my fix and I cannot see any double bumps. Also I can now see by pinching off I have created the ugly clumping of the leaves. I also repotted them into slightly larger pots earlier this year whilst they were dormant and have just taken a soil sample it's very alkaline. It's hard to find what is PH figs like on the Internet as there is varying opinions. Any help would be greatly appreciated and I am now subscribed and shall follow your guidance. Thank you so much. Sarah

[TheFiown]

I took some cuttings from a local fig tree last year and two of them are really strong. This year I am going to do a lot more and make a wall of fig trees as it's my favorite fruit. Thaks for the tips.

[KarlaRei]

THANK YOU!
I'm a beginner with figs and I have 3 established trees right now. We have a similar first frost date to you and it would always come before the fruit ripened and I have been so frustrated. I'm excited to try this method this year.

[rethapratt]

Just learning about the fig tree, will be buying one soon. Thank you for the great information and video. It was very helpful, keep up the good work.

[ramachandran]

You are Dr. Fig with real in-depth treatise on everything I wanted to know about growing figs and never knew what questions to ask; lol. Super useful especially I now live in RTP and started a couple of fig plants last year.

[Jameson]

Thanks for sharing. This clear up a lot of questions about pinching figs.

[eleanorberg]

Thank you for the excellent information. I guard my petite nigra in southern MN, and now will carefully examine the nodes for double bumps. I have been watching but now know where and what to look for. My fig tree winters in the garage and this is its third summer. Last year it produced seven very small most delicious figs. Maybe too late to produce figs this year, even with pinching. Still I hope to get some cuttings. Best information on the fig wasp I have found, and I have looked. Thank for very valuable information.

[brownbraids]

Thank you, good explanation. You have a very nice yard, clean and spacious with lots of air flow.

[summertime]

First time fig grower here in Dallas TX area. Excellent presentation and explanations. I appreciate your style and channel.

[im-sunjung]

So happy to find your channel. You explanation is great. I can actually understand things now that I couldn't before. Thank you!

[jacquelynhallock]

I planted my first fig tree this year and so far it's doing wonderful. I didn't expect that cause I'm not very good at keeping plants alive. But I water it and just let it do the rest. Got eleven figs growing at last count . . . Can't wait my great grandmother will be so excited when they ripen

[LK-]

Thank you for this very detailed explanation. It really helps as I've only been growing figs since last fall and I need all the help I can get.

[carriekassick]

I received my first fig tree in the mail yesterday so I’ve been binge watching you today. 👍🏼 thank you for such clear and detailed instructions. I’m feeling like I can do this thanks to you 💪🏼👍🏼

[thebigmick]

Stumbled across your vids and thought "oh this guy must have a ton of subscribers." Really good stuff and very engaging.