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| Hello everyone, I was just wondering if it's possible to grow a fig tree in ground in zone 5? I planted mine in ground for this winter, it's a try OK I put some heavy protection (winter protection cover around all the branches+a tent with winter proctection cover around with leaves in the tent+ 7 bags of leaves all around tree). I'm not dumb, I took some cuttings before attempting this and some rooted, again it's a try otherwise I'll need to overwinter my fig tree indoors.
Question, will a zone 9 to 10 hardy fig tree will be more prone to fruiting if overwintered indoors instead of zone 6 hardy overwintered indoors? Just share your attemps in zone 5 in ground or in pots. Thanks in advance
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- Posted by robert_2007 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 21:45
| Sammul, we grow around a dozen or so fig plants in ground in a zone 5 location, Connecticut. Hardy Chicago 5 to 6 years in ground, Violetta Bayernfeige three years, Hardy Hartford, Marseilles Black VS, Ronde de Bourdeaux, and Sal's Corleone, and Brooklyn White all two years. Sal's EL, Kathleen's Black, and Danny's Delight one winter in ground. All were bent to the ground and then covered with about 4 inches of soil and then aluminum insulation and another 2 inches of soil. We have never lost a fig plant yet, to winter cold. Hope that helps. Bob, zone 5 Connecticut
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| Hello, I am in zone 5 near Kansas City. I have grown one fig in the ground here for about 8 years. I have put two more in the ground and the rest are grown in containers. The one that has been in the ground the longest gets trimmed down to four feet tall. I put a wood box around it and stuff it with leaves with a light bulb inside. It is a 15 watt bulb that I turn on when it dips below 8 deg f later in winter. I have put two new figs in the ground and am pruning them the "Japanese way" which is a long horizontal branch with a short trunk. Easy to cover with a tarp filled with leaves and secured to the ground with bricks, stones, etc. That is the new experiment and it should work based on what others have done successfully in this colder climate. Ingevald |
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- Posted by samuelforest 5b (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 9:55
| Bob, so you cut the roots on one side, then you lay down the fig tree and cover it with soil? Have you ever have rot problems? When do you remove this protection? Ingevald, do you have a diagram of how to prune it in the japenese way? Thanks for the ideas BTW. |
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- Posted by robert_2007 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 19:27
| Because our trees were planted at a 45 degree angle, next to south a facing basement wall, we don't have to cut any roots We simply push the plant down to ground level. Some times some roots might make a cracking/popping sound. Or at least some time you can hear them popping, from the plant being forced down. But, this does not seem to hurt them. We have a Violetta Bayernfeige that was making a popping sound from the roots, last fall when we were pushing it down. But, it did not seem to hurt it. It grew to around 8 to 10 feet tall, this past summer. Hope that helps Bob, zone 5 Connecticut |
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| Hello, I made an older posting on the other fig forum that has many links on the Japanese methods - interesting pictures, etc. I don't know if all of the links are still working. If you are not able to find adequate information, send me a note. Take care, Ingevald http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Japanese-fig-growing-meth od-fabulous-photos-4374293 |
Here is a link that might be useful: Japanese fig growing methods
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- Posted by samuelforest 5bMontreal (My Page) on Mon, Dec 5, 11 at 17:35
| Thank you very much Ingevald, I don't know if it's too late ,but I hope it will survive to this winter with my protection. I tasted his first figs and they were delicious yellow,golden inside and so sweet. Samuel Forest |
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| I have a fig just planted in the ground that comes back every year. It dies back then sprouts back up. It has never made any fruit. There was one year about five years ago that it didn't die back. The stems live through the winter. It has been doing this for about fifteen years. It was a fig I bought from Gurneys that never made any fruit it was just a house plant. I have several other figs that I over winter in a green house that do produce figs. |
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- Posted by samuelforest 5b (My Page) on Sun, Dec 11, 11 at 20:11
| That's interesting that it survive to winter like this. |
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| Bob - when do you take off the covering? How far back do you trim before covering, if it grows 8-10 feet during a season? Do you wait until a light frost to cover & leaves drop or does that not matter? thanks! |
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- Posted by robert_2007 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 5, 12 at 3:30
| We, take the coverings off around late April for the Violetta Bayernfeige. We take the coverings off the others around the first of april. We don;t trim the Violetta Bayernfeige. since it's the breba crop we are after. We wait until the leaves fall. around Thanksgiven time, into early December. |
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| I'm looking for fig tree cuttings to root that will grow in zone 5 and up. I would be glad to pay the postage for them. Please contact me. Thanks! and God bless! |
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- Posted by fignewbies 5 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 14:12
| Hi, Dan796: I hope you get to see my post here before Nov 1 of 2012 The website is: Act quick as: Good luck! fignewbies |
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| I am in zone 5 very interested in eventually trying growing in grownd .Please all zone 5 growers stay in touch .thanks Austin |
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- Posted by fignewbies 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 12:02
| Hi, baust55: I am in zone 5 Ontario, Canada and in past Sep |
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| I just checked my in ground Lattarola fig. I didn't cover it and no protection at all since it was an extra tree and I wanted to see how it would do. The ends of the branches look a bit dry but if that's all that happens the rest of the winter then that would be great. Some of the tips still look promising. The tree was planted the summer before and protected the first winter but this year was the real stress test. My lowest temps were at least -5F that I know of. Hope that info can help. I'll post the full outcome in Spring. |
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