Old fruits on the fig tree raise questions. Read here whether you should remove fruit mummies from a fig in the bed and container. You can find out which autumn figs might still ripen here.
Should you remove old fruit from the fig tree?
You should remove old fruits from the planted fig treesensibly remove them Fruit mummies left hanging will fall off on their own. Allow unripe, thumb-sized figs to overwinter in the container because the fruit sets will ripen next year. Pick off larger, old or unripe figs.
Are old fruits allowed to stay on the fig tree in autumn?
Old fruits on the autumn fig tree in the gardenmay get stuckUnless you pick off the fruit mummies, the fruits will fall off by themselves next spring at the latest. Because fruit mummies are always a potential source of danger for rot, disease and pest infestation, you shouldsensibly remove old figs before winter
Caution is advised with small, green, bottle-shaped figs on young wood. These are fruit embryos that overwinter on the fig tree in the garden or on the wall of the house and mature the next year.
Can old, unripe pot figs ripen in winter?
On the fig tree in the pot, thefruit size decides whether stuck, unripe figs will still ripen. If a ripening fig has already stored water, the fruit will rot in its winter quarters. Small figs in autumn are usually unfertilized inflorescences that look like unripe fruits and naturally overwinter on the fig tree. This should be noted:
- Leave thumb-sized (3-5 cm), pear-shaped fruits hanging in the pot on the fig tree.
- Remove larger figs before putting them into winter quarters.
- Overwinter potted figs brightly and coolly at 5° Celsius so that small fruit sets ripen next year.
Tip
Summer pruning activates autumn ripening of figs
A fig tree bears fruit on last year's and this year's wood. Time is running out in summer for fertilized fruit sets on the planted fig tree to ripen in time before winter. You can accelerate the ripening process by pruning in mid-August. First, remove the first two to three unripe figs on this year's shoot. Then cut the branch back to just before the first promising fig.
