The ficus rubiginosa (aka Port Jackson Fig; Rusty Fig and Little Leaf Fig) fruits as often as three times per year. The berry/figs are sticky, attract flies and ants and stain everything they touch (usually carpets after sticky crushed figs are tracked into ones house). Need a legal way to stop the tree from ever fruiting. Oil spray, anti-pollination potions, etc. All tested ideas welcome.
2007-07-31 18:26:01 · 3 answers · asked by Commissioner 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You could not hope to spray a mature Ficus rubiginosa if you could even fly...and spray with what? The tree's fruit has what is called an 'invaginated inflorescence',that is,the fruit itself contains all the flowers inside which are pollinated by a tiny wasp which you can see enters at the very base of the fruit..see the very tiny hole? The tree has so much sap(not my friend either) you would need a metal sleeve as an overflow unit even in order to inject any possible biological solution.....Is the tree too close to your house? Is it on your property? Then your apparent solution is seek a Tree Removal Order from your local authorities..they drop branches readily..develope fig psyllids which stick to everything...and belong in large parks .. roots will enter your water lines and sewer..There are a lot of reasons for their removal...Personally I love climbing them...the largest I have ever seen outside Australia was one beast at Santa Barbara AMTRAK station...What a monster! If it isn't on your property I sympathise..should be in a large park.Good Luck.
2007-07-31 19:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by kit walker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My only option would be to uproot the tree and put it somewhere else. It would take days in stopping the fruit from growing.
Or nipping it in the bud is the other option or fruit grafting.
2007-07-31 18:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by Agent319.007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
injectable hormone treatments are used on our sweetgums
2007-07-31 18:29:52 · answer #3 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋