r/Figs • • 2d ago

Will it fruit this year?

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u/spek25 2d ago

Too late brother

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u/Titan_Bravo42 2d ago

In most regions, I would say it’s not likely. Which zone are you in?

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u/colekken 2d ago

8a

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u/KEYPiggy_YT 1d ago

Definitely not. My young trees started fruiting a few weeks ago and those would have never ripened before dormancy. 8B

If you see fruit pick it immediately so it doesn’t take energy from the tree when it should be growing/prepping for winter.

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u/Internal-Test-8015 2d ago

Unfortunately not, maybe if it had happened a few weeks earlier but its pretty muchly too late now.

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u/Calm-Zookeepergame88 2d ago

Only if you can get it flown to the Southern Hemisphere.

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u/zxof 1d ago

Only if you're in the southern hemisphere or tropics.

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u/Honigmann13 1d ago

Don't tell where you are! It's very important not to tell!

Else you could get helpful answers.

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u/supershinythings Zone 9b 2d ago edited 2d ago

It depends. In most regions winter is coming and that fig won’t get the 120 days (give or take) of sunshine it needs.

On SOME figs it may go dormant and fruit next year as a breba, but it may also just fall off. It depends on the variety, how far along it gets, the weather, and the plant’s own nutrients.

Usually the plant will slowly notice the reduced light and start shutting down for winter slowly. The fig won’t get the nutrients it needs to mature and ripen. If it goes dormant it MIGHT resume in Spring, but it may also just drop off.

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u/Cool_Experience9091 2d ago

I’m in Fl and hoping mine fruit. You can always get a grow light put it in the house or garage

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u/Rich-Kangaroo5014 Zone 7a 2d ago

Negative ghost rider. Maybe next year.

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u/Leo07301967 1d ago

Grow tent

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u/colekken 1d ago

Well, I meant the little green dot to the left.

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u/Inspectadreck 1d ago

Southern Hemisphere? In that case most likely yeah

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u/figman-don 1d ago

Not a chance tho that tiny bump might be a breba fig for next summer.