We have had a struggling fig tree for the past 10 years, our lives have been really hectic until this year so we didn’t pay that much attention to the trees in our yard. However, as I am getting back into gardening - it seems our fig tree is nearly dead. It happened fast! I don’t have great pictures since it really happened so fast I didn’t think to document it. It looked ok and the next day all the leaves that were still on it was dead. The leaves started drooping (I watered more). Then we had some aphids so all the plants got the soap treatment. All looked ok but we only had maybe 5 figs on the tree, all of a sudden they started rotting on the tree. The leaves fell off and I watered it regularly hoping for some new growth. In this time, the tips of the small branches started turning black and shrivelling. I had to cut it down to nothing. I don’t want this to be a problem IF I can save the poor tree so if anyone has ideas on what it might be, I would be grateful to hear them.
Pictures are from before this. Maybe it helps 🤷♀️
It is planted outside, in South Africa and it is summer now so not time to drop leaves yet
Pictures are from before this. Maybe it helps 🤷♀️
It is planted outside, in South Africa and it is summer now so not time to drop leaves yet