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We just moved into a house a few weeks ago and it has an awesome fig tree in the back, super heavy with fruit. Well, late this afternoon it fell over on it's side.

It's a pretty big tree but I think my husband can lift it enough to get props under it if we slowly inch them in. The fig tree is susceptible to two pests -- the Pacific spider mite and the two-spotted spider mite -- that might also cause green leaves to drop from the tree.

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The mites usually begin feeding in. Mar 15, Other Tips for a Fast Fig Recovery. A dying fig tree needs to recover and patience is key. Because the fiddle fig tree goes into a hibernation mode during winter, you may not notice any improvement before spring.

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We’ve gathered here a few tips to speed up its healing process: Clean the leaves. Check the soil. Let the earth breathe. Pot size mattersMissing: fell over. Mar 09, Must Reads: After more than years, a massive fig tree gracing the plaza where Los Angeles was founded collapses A toppled Moreton Bay fig Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

Mar 09, A year-old Moreton Bay fig in the background later fell. (Teena Apeles) Slumped on its side, the downed tree “looked like a dinosaur” said Chris Espinosa, general manager of El Pueblo de.