Don't be too hard on yourself mastino. This happens a lot...even with commercial nurserys. You showed a lot of class by posting the error.

Dave

Yep! Dave and I got hoodwinked by a commercial nursery, but it turned out really well! So what is the fig you have? Just a mystery fig at the moment?

Dave, mine has 20 figs on it and more are forming!!

Suzi

Cool. Not many figs on mine, Suzi. Both trees are doing well though.

Dave

I must admit, I have pinched every time there were 5 leaves, now I have a lot of branches, and a lot of figs.
Suzi
Glad your trees are doing well!

I hope it was the same guy who sent cuttings to be sold by Encanto Farms.

Desertdance, could you tell me more about pinching at 5 leaves? My figs (in pots) grow tall with too much stick between leaves, and not much fruit :-(

Thanks, Ashita

Ashita,

I was new to figs last year, and I read the thread posted below, and it taught me to pinch. Pinching is easy. When you see 5 leaves, pinch the newest teeniest one, and the tree will stop that branch, and branch out sometimes sending branches out at various places along the branch you pinched, and sometimes splitting the end into 2 or 3 new branches. Some of these will have figs on them.
Suzi

Here is a link that might be useful: Pinching Time

Suzi, Thank you for pointing me to that. I shall go out tomorrow and pinch. I have nothing to lose! No baby figs at all yet!

Ashita