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Fig Tree
Robert Lloyd
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We have just moved, and have a fig tree in the garden, from a distance it looks pretty nice and a mass of green leaves, yet under the leaves the new growth branches are getting knotted up with each other and bending under their own weight. It looks to have had a previous pruning experience, but how do i go about tidying this up, and when pictures added thanks in advance
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Lucky you - it'll be great when you've sorted it out!
Figs should be pruned in the winter, otherwise they bleed a lot of sap.
This site will give you the basic info http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
Hope that helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.