I have been watering it regularly ( I just put some 8-8-8 fert.
on it yesterday

It is my B. Marseilles VS.......maybe it cannot live in this Texas Heat?
t has been hotter'n you know what around here 102* the last few days,
I just put a beach umbrella over the little guy to shade it after about 2 PM.

I have been watering it regularly ( I just put some 8-8-8 fert.
on it yesterday

It is my B. Marseilles VS.......maybe it cannot live in this Texas Heat?

Input is most welcome.
Thanks

Input is most welcome.
Thanks
Cecil

No not having fits, and we don't have a parrot here.
I did what you suggested and removed all the leafs that had black on then (about 5 or so)
The buds are not black, but the plant is not doing any growing.
I hope I manage not to kill it
Thanks for the advise.

Stay cool
Cecil

Peg

Mine is doing about the same as yours with no growth and
leathery looking leafs.

Maybe, just maybe it will make a fig tree yet.
Again.......Thanks
Cecil

To cut back on the amount watering I would create a nice saucer and use a straw bed followed with 2-3 inches of bark nuggets in a saucer and that would keep the roots cool and keep the tree from cycling to dry/wet conditions.

But the plant is in-ground (in real sandy soil)

Again Thanks
Cecil

When did you plant this tree?

This is what heat damaged leaves (yes, it can be too hot for figs) look like:

I planted this guy the first of March this year.

Thanks for posting and your Valued in put.

Stay cool down your way
Cecil

Cecil,
I've got several trees (20) in a hot sandy hillside here that are having a difficult time with our heat and dry weather already. I put a sprinkler on them today for about five hours so maybe all the figs won't drop off. This is their second summer here and I didn't think I would have to water but they just aren't well established enough to handle it yet.
I can't really tell from your picture but I can't see any type of mulch around the tree. Seems to me that pinestraw three or four inches thick around the tree to cover the root zone at least helps to keep the ground cooler and hold moisture a bit. Helps to keep grass and weeds back too. Good luck.

Glenn

I will mulch the plants today.

If the tree didn't establish itself into the native soil before the heat set in, you need to water the tree more often. The earth acts as a huge wick pulling water out of the root ball the tree originally grew in. Typically, if the tree is lacking in moisture, the leaves will wilt and not bounce back so quickly after the heat of the day has passed.

I think what showed on your leaves is too much exposure to an intense sun. Like it is sunburned, not necessarily dehydrated.

Also, as the soil temps go up, the roots become less efficient. I typically cut back (not eliminate) on feeding during the hotter part of summer.

Hi Glenn,

Hold onto that thought. After what has happened in my backyard since I've been gone on the latest trip, I'll prolly ask for a few cuttings/layers back. BTW, the pictures I posted are from the sister plant to the PN I sent you.

~james