I recently heard about planting fig trees at an angle -- serious, perhaps 30-45 degrees -- in order to have better access to the fruit. Has anyone tried this? Does it work? If yes, could you share photos? I have a 3 foot Dessert King (is that the name?) start recently planted that's doing well, but knowing how tall these can get, I'm thinking of uprooting it and putting it in at an angle so the fruit will be reachable. Dumb idea? Great idea? Please comment (nicely), and thank you.
Oak Hills, welcome to the forum.
I'm not sure I follow what you are suggesting. If you plant the tree at an angle, the branches will still grow upward. How does it make the fruit more accessible.
Is there a link or pictures of a tree to which this has been done that we can have a look at?
in Japan there is a method of pruning that results in a horizontal trunk. Vertical branches grow from that. details at this link.
One precaution with Desert King, this is an excellent fig for Pacific NW but is a breba-only variety. That means this year's figs are made on overwintered stems, and rioen in summer. Mine makes a handful of figs on current year growth, but that is minimal. The precaution is if you prune off this year's growth this fall or nect spring you lose the figs from that growth. So, I dont think the Japanese method would work for Desert King.
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