To prune or not to prune, that’s always the question.

MFJFIGS said:
Joe,
Is this the Etna tree?
My second leaf Mt. Etna trees have grown way too fast which is great for now but will be challenging to protect in the future, especially that they are bushes with 5 trunks each. I will show some pictures in the spring.

How old is your tree?
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I missed this reply before. Yes, it's an Etna. Fruit ~30-50g. I think it went in the ground maybe 8 years ago. This is the first fig I ever planted in the ground.

I look forward to your pictures.
 
bushdoctor82 said:
That pruning strategy may be beneficial to space out fig harvest on a given tree. This past season for example, I picked more figs than I could eat and give away fresh and ended up freezing half of them during a four week stretch in August and September. If I pruned half of the branches late Winter, I wonder if I could space out the harvest through September while ripening the same amount of figs?
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This is an interesting thought.

Along similar lines but coming from the other direction, pinching growth tips in the late spring/early summer can help get you a second flush 4-6 weeks after the first main crop. My earlier varieties are able to ripen this way successfully in my climate.
 
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