In horticulture, Proximal End describes the end closest to the base or point of attachment. For pruning, grafting, and variety notes, Proximal End should be recorded with its position on the shoot so the observation can be connected to buds, fruiting sites, dieback, or new growth.

For Proximal End, record where it occurs on the shoot or trunk; that position can affect pruning decisions, regrowth after winter injury, grafting, and fruiting wood.

Prune means to selectively remove plant parts such as shoots, branches, roots, leaves, or fruit. Pruning can shape a tree, remove dead wood, control size, improve light, renew fruiting wood, or reduce disease pressure. For figs, pruning depends on climate and crop goals. Heavy winter pruning can remove breba wood, while summer pinching or thinning can influence branching and main-crop development.

PS is an abbreviation whose meaning depends on the fig context. It may appear in collector notes, source labels, or shorthand communication.

Because PS can mean different things in different communities, Fig Database should avoid expanding it unless the specific record confirms the intended meaning. Ambiguous abbreviations are best preserved with context rather than guessed.

Pubescent refers to covered with fine hairs.. . Pubescent is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Public Domain Cultivar refers to a cultivar not restricted by active proprietary rights.

Public Domain Cultivar is most useful when paired with accurate labels and source history. In fig collecting, shorthand or naming terms should never replace careful provenance, photos, and grower notes.

In horticulture, Pulp Cavity describes the soft internal area containing pulp and achenes.. . When describing Pulp Cavity, use fruit at a known ripeness stage and note whether it is breba or main crop, since weather, pollination, and harvest timing can change the observation.

Pulp Color is a term used for the visible color of the fig interior.. . When describing Pulp Color, use fruit at a known ripeness stage and note whether it is breba or main crop, since weather, pollination, and harvest timing can change the observation.

Pulp Density means the firmness or looseness of the fig interior in practical plant language.. . When describing Pulp Density, use fruit at a known ripeness stage and note whether it is breba or main crop, since weather, pollination, and harvest timing can change the observation.