Conseil jardinage: Comment tailler un figuier au printemps dans les régions nord: Ficus carica

Unifère or bifère, your fig tree? Depending on the variety, the fig tree is single or bifère. Single varieties yield one crop per year, usually in August or September. The biferian varieties give two harvests a year: a first wave of fruits matures at the beginning of the summer (the figs are carried by the twigs of the previous year, they are called "figs flowers"), and a second wave of figs matures between mid-August and October according to the climate (called "autumn figs"). A variety of fig trees adapted to the climate of your region One might think that it is more advantageous to have two crops, and therefore to favor a bifère variety. Some nurserymen will tell you the opposite ... This is where the notion of climate comes in: you have to know that the biferous varieties are generally adapted to the regions where the winters are not too rigorous and where the spring does not know too much frost (so, coastal areas or south from France). Elsewhere, temperatures below -12 ° C in winter and frosts below -4 ° C in spring may destroy the figs of the first wave. In addition, in the northern regions, the early arrival of freshness in the fall will prevent the second wave of fruit from ripening, especially in late varieties. Conclusion: Choose the unified varieties if you have late spring frosts and September is usually cool. Otherwise, you risk losing a crop on both ... If you still want to plant a bitter fig, choose a variety whose earliness is suitable for your area. Varieties of fig trees for small and large gardens The fig tree can quickly become invasive in a small garden, including some varieties that can exceed 10 meters in diameter! Adapt the adult dimensions of the tree to the space you can offer in the garden. For a tray culture (read: What fruit for your balcony?), Choose the varieties with small development, such as 'Dalmatia' and 'Golden'.