Fig Trees

[joel]

Covering fig trees:
Keep them in pot in cold frames or greenhouses/sunroom/back porch that is walled in, but not heated.
Take wire & make a large tomato cage around the fig tree & fill it with straw &/or leaves.
Put pipe insulation on the trunks, some people use the insulation for pipe & wire basket together.
I have heard of planting a small at 45 degrees & laying it down, cover with carpet then six inches of dirt
& then a pile of leaves. This last one is a lot of trouble & you MUST remove the dirt before any trees bloom or leaf out in your area. This is just to get the tree though the coldest months.
Plant the Chicago fig tree, it is very hardy.

Chicago Hardy FigFicus carica ‘Chicago Hardy’​

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Very hardy fig shrub that is a great container tree. Has very attractive bark and large dark green leaves that are 4”-10” long. Fruit is edible and ripens in late summer or fall on new wood. Fruit is deep purple to light brown with pink flesh. Sweet-tasting. This great container tree can be kept inside during winter months or kept in cool garage.

• If planted in ground and kept outside in winter, protect in zones 6-7 with root mulch.
• In zones 5-6 in winter, lay down branches and cover with soil as well as covering main trunk in soil.
• If dieback occurs, it will resprout in spring.
• Can be grown in a container throughout zones 4-11.
• These trees can be grown indoors as a container or patio tree. Once the weather is warm, they can be transitioned outside. Patio trees should be kept inside during cold days/nights.
• Chicago Hardy Fig Tree on the Tree Guide at arborday.org