Burying Fig Trees? My aunt was relating me that people "bury" their fig trees...
My aunt was relating me that people "bury" their fig trees within winter in Michigan. Can anyone report me more?
Answers: Dig a trench about two foot deep and as long as your fig tree is high-ceilinged (and about 2-3 foot wide). Dig up your fig tree and lay it down horizontally in the trench. cover next to soil, then mulch. Dig it out surrounded by spring and replant it.
You could also dig the trench to one side of the tree where on earth it's growing, and dig it out on one side, later bend it over, leaving the roots on the far side intact and within the ground. Either way, try to cut as few of the roots as is practical.
Or, you can grow them surrounded by a big pot, and move the whole shebang into an unheated, attached garage for the winter. Someplace cool or cold, but not freezing.
Fig trees are not frost or freeze tolerant. The fig grows best and produces the best level fruit in Mediterranean and dryer warm-temperate climates. Frost Protection: In borderline climates, ...For further protection, erect a frame over the plant, covering and surrounding it beside heavy runner in winter. Keep the roots as dry as possible during winter, raise a berm to exclude melting snows during thaw. In northern climates, the fig is best grown as a tub or pot plant that can be brought into a warm location within winter and taken out again in spring. Dormant buds are more susceptible to freezing than wood. Freezing may also create a trunk minus live buds; regrowth is possible only from roots.
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