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[miltiades]

I also have a Mespilia in my garden , more than 15 years old and a very large tree but never mespila . Does anyone know what one has to do ?
Can someone please tell me , there was a fruit I used to love when a boy back in the 50s in Limassol , the shape of a mespilo but rounder and darker , cant for the life of me remember the name .

[denizaksulu]

Produces lovely, big, first-crop figs which I think are called Majooles in the old language.

They are called 'bapillary' in my neck of the woods (Paphos)

I thought that was a Parrot.

Don't know about parrots, but I heard O likes a cockatoo!

CBBB! .... He's always trying to raise a laugh by bringing up his cockatoo!

Very amusing.

Anyone got any experience or knowledge of pruning fig trees?

My one will need a pruning this Autumn.

We never used to prune our fig trees, but had a few which we had grafted various figs on to. We had them fruiting almost the whole year round. We had the very pale green figs, which were very sweet and also good for drying. Another big branch had the 'lob'/'bardak' type fig. rather large (large teardrop in shape. and the hardy winter figs - all on one tree.

The medlar(loquat )will benefit from pruning. Last year I had my first harvest after 15 years of being barren. I attempted to tidy up a few branches the previous year and hey presto. This year was not so bountiful, but I blame the weather.

[denizaksulu]

I also have a Mespilia in my garden , more than 15 years old and a very large tree but never mespila . Does anyone know what one has to do ?
Can someone please tell me , there was a fruit I used to love when a boy back in the 50s in Limassol , the shape of a mespilo but rounder and darker , cant for the life of me remember the name .

Hi Milti, next time I come around for coffee, we will discuss your barren tree. As I said in my post, mine flowered for the first time after 15 years. Your turn next.

[bill cobbett]

Thanks O and D. ....but I'm still scared of doing damage to my beautiful fig-tree.

Milti - My FIL's Medlar/Loquat in Haringey, London fruited at 15 years old but you need cross-pollination.

[CBBB]

Thanks O and D. ....but I'm still scared of doing damage to my beautiful fig-tree.

Milti - My FIL's Medlar/Loquat in Haringey, London fruited at 15 years old but you need cross-pollination.

You are going to cross-pollinate with Milti?

[denizaksulu]

Thanks O and D. ....but I'm still scared of doing damage to my beautiful fig-tree.

Milti - My FIL's Medlar/Loquat in Haringey, London fruited at 15 years old but you need cross-pollination.

Which bugger pollinated my virginal Loquat. There isnt one in miles, otherwise I would have shot the bugger.

I have been told this before, but also been told that pruning also does the trick. Worth looking up.

About the grafting; dont worry. The branch will recover within a year.

[bill cobbett]

I saw a chap doing this grafting business on some fig trees in CY last year. Think I'll look him up.

[denizaksulu]

I saw a chap doing this grafting business on some fig trees in CY last year. Think I'll look him up.

It is worth a try. Especially if you are short of space/time for new trees to grow. Please keep us upto date. I might do my daughters fig trees (if allowed). Their fruit is still hard as rock. Damn climate.

[bill cobbett]

I saw a chap doing this grafting business on some fig trees in CY last year. Think I'll look him up.

It is worth a try. Especially if you are short of space/time for new trees to grow. Please keep us upto date. I might do my daughters fig trees (if allowed). Their fruit is still hard as rock. Damn climate.

Yes, mine are two to three weeks late this year. As D says, still hard as stones.

May I tell you that I've seen two most remarkable fig trees here in England.....

One was over near the town of Bath in Southern England. Was visiting an ancient monument, went down some stone stairs to the grounds at the back, turned the corner and there was the largest fig tree I have ever seen! It had been trained against the rear, south-facing wall of this stone built mansion.

May be a lesson there for these cloder climes, try growing fig trees against a south facing wall.

[Oracle]

Dear bill

May I suggest you use a few of those fig leaves from your pruning to regain your modesty ...