Hi friends!
What happened to my fig trees?

If it was here, I'd seriously consider fig leaf rust, and that might indeed be the case. It's generally found with high humidity. Starts as small yellow spots on the underside, then red, then red spots on the upper side of leaves and then leaves yellowing. It's caused by a fungus, and it's very common in the southern U.S. It gets worse during rainy periods.

There is no fungicide approved here for edible figs. But it isn't normally devastating. You can help by removing and destroying affected leaves, removing fallen leaves, and pruning the tree in such a way that the canopy is opened up to air movement. Water only the ground, never the leaves.

It does not affect the quality of the fruit, but it may hasten normal fall leaf drop and reduce yield. But trees may produce new green leaves as conditions become drier. Here, if you have figs, you will at some time, maybe all the time, just have to live with it. It's mostly appearance.

Yes, Gerald, my fig trees are afflicted now too.

I don't think Fig Rust occurs in Iran but Fig Mosaic Virus does. How did you get your trees? Were they grown from cuttings from someone's trees?

IntheHotofTexas said:If it was here, I'd seriously consider fig leaf rust, and that might indeed be the case. It's generally found with high humidity. Starts as small yellow spots on the underside, then red, then red spots on the upper side of leaves and then leaves yellowing. It's caused by a fungus, and it's very common in the southern U.S. It gets worse during rainy periods.

There is no fungicide approved here for edible figs. But it isn't normally devastating. You can help by removing and destroying affected leaves, removing fallen leaves, and pruning the tree in such a way that the canopy is opened up to air movement. Water only the ground, never the leaves.

It does not affect the quality of the fruit, but it may hasten normal fall leaf drop and reduce yield. But trees may produce new green leaves as conditions become drier. Here, if you have figs, you will at some time, maybe all the time, just have to live with it. It's mostly appearance.

Thank you so very much Gerald

DaisyI said:I don't think Fig Rust occurs in Iran but Fig Mosaic Virus does. How did you get your trees? Were they grown from cuttings from someone's trees?

my fig trees growing from seeds.

Unknown_Gardener said:

my fig trees growing from seeds.

That's a first for me. Where do you get fig seeds?

Yeah, I saw rust too, but it is on the leaves apparently more than anywhere else.

DaisyI said:

That's a first for me. Where do you get fig seeds?

i get it from my friend

Chuckl, there is more than one variety of figs. I LOVE Celeste, but Brown Turkey figs are common here, the seeds are tiny.