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Hi,
My small Fig tree seems to be slow to come into leaf this year,,,, when I say slow, it han't shown any yet !
My memory might not be 100%,,, but I thought that it had leaved well before this time last year.

Is it too late,,,, or am I being impatient ?

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I have an apple grown from pip. it's 5 years old now. Any idea when it should flower/fruit ? I'm itching to see what i've grown ?!?!

Simarly with KiWi's. I have several of about 3 years now. Some have been indoors for the winter. Some have been left out.
They all 'leaf' very well - but so far No inclination of fruiting yet - is this normal ?

thanks for reading

All my fig trees have been in leaf for quite a while now and I'm a fair way north of you. That said, I didn't think the one that looked like a tatty old walking stick would ever be the same again and it looks great now!

What variety is yours?

Sorry I can't help with the other queries.

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My neighbour has a big old fig tree but it is only just starting to show any signs of leaf now.

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Peanut aka Joanna

Mine is only just beginning to show leaves now but it's my first year with it so I don't know what is normal or where it was kept prior to be getting it.

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Thanks for your comments,
my tree is very young, & has been kept indoors (unheated porch) over the winter, same as last year.
Along with another couple of soft things, I put them out in the best of the weather in the daytime,,,, but bring them in at night,,, unless it's really warm at night.

No name on it i'm afraid,,,,, but I now recall that I was hoping for a second fruiting 2 years ago,,,, so the initial fruiting must have been quite early !

I'll have to see if it picks up in this gorgeous sunshine.

thanks again

Figs are NOT soft fruit nor are they tender, keep them outside but covered with toile in the winter and sheltered, they actually like the changes in seasons, not a problem for them at all, even in the chilly wilds of the UK

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TonyF, Dordogne 24220

Ours, planted in the garden and in its second year, was very slow to produce leaves this year and has only really bloomed with leaves in the last week or so.

My grandmother planted an apple seed for each of her grandchildren when they were born. After many years (I think it averaged between ten and twelve years) the apples were produced. Some were very pretty trees, but only one ever produced edible fruit. Most were very woolly and pretty tasteless - and very small.