Our guide on how to plant and care for fig trees has expert tips on how to water, fertilize, prune, and propagate it to grow the best-tasting fruit possible.

If you are growing a fig tree in a container, try to move it to the warmest areas of your yard depending on the season, to give it the best chance possible of producing fruit. 2.

Figs are much easier to grow than any other fruit tree. because the fruit develops on both old and new wood. Even during cold winters when branches die back, it’s still possible to get fruit.

Fig trees can grow well, once established, without a lot of excessive trimming and maintenance. Once your fig tree gets much older, you might consider a return to heavy pruning methods to remove all ...

Often, people who grow figs in cold climates do as I did with my first fig plant: plant it in a pot and move the plant to a protected area for winter. I still grow some figs that way and get fruit.