How do you keep squirrels away from fig trees?

With a 12 gauge shotgun!!!!!

No, that is cruel.

Just put moth balls in knee high stockings and tie to various places around the tree, and also put a few at the base of the tree. They hate the smell and will not go near the tree. Also, bugs hate the smell too, so it is great for fruit trees as well.

Bob A

Mothballs are not safe to handle. You don't see them anymore because they have been found to cause cancer. Avoid the darn things.