Here also is explantion of sorts about product. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/mfs/07kaolin.php Be careful useing it as there are "human concerns" when applying it as stated on the web page. As for me this year with just a few plants i just slowly introduced them to sun now all is fine. My dormant trees go into full sun as they yet to have leaves at that stage and when they do come out there are no ill effects. Martin

Hi Beanhead, I'm sorry, I didn't see this post the other day. I had a PP presentation for prepping trees to removed from the ground, however, my harddrive has crashed since then and the friend whose external I backed up to, is out of the country. I will try to find it again and send it to you. Basically the process involves root pruning the tree to encourage more root growth from the base. I did this to one of my trees at the beginning of this year. I started on one side about 16 inches from the trunk. I waited a week and did the opposit side. A week later one of the perpendicular sides and then the opposit side of it. The instructions were to drive a spade down to sever the roots about a month (if I remember correctly) before transplanting. I was planning on leaving my tree in for the entire season, so I removed the soil around the tree to not let the roots re-grow beyond the cut. After it finishes fruiting, I will start removing more soil until the root ball is about the size of the pot I'm going to put it into. Also, I will air layer/prune many of the limbs.

Hey you guys are being too gentle with the fig trees in winter. I'm 40 miles South of Oklahoma City and I cut mine back to about 18" as soon as I'm through picking the fruit (usually after the first frost.) I have not covered mine in the winter but it is facing South and is planted next to a metal barn that probably reflects a lot of heat. This is one I got from one my Dad had at his place just East of Ada, OK. I just dug up part of the root with a couple of branches on it and planted it. He always cut his back in the winter. Mine gets to about 7-8 feet each year and bears at least 50 figs. The key is plenty of water. I'm going to take plantings off mine this winter and have more next year. I do have the problem of a lot of small ones left at harvest because of the short growing season. Maybe I'll try a few of the new ones in a small greenhouse.

It's hard to say exactly what's going on with those damaged leaves, but the rest of the tree looks healthy. If the damage wasn't from insects, then it was cultural neglect. Living in Zone-7/NYC ....will send your tree into dormancy within the next month. Next year, if all goes well, you'll have a fresh crop of pristine leaves. Don't worry too much. It happens. But think about what gorgi listed. My quick guess: that tree dried out before you re-planted it into the larger pot. It hardly matters now. Please protect that tree through the freezing months Jan-Feb. Try to keep the tree outside, in full sun for as long as possible while roots reestablish themselves into the new surrounding potting mix. Roots will still grow into the Fall season. Yes, no fertilizers now. Water the tree a few times throughout the Winter to keep the soil moist, not soaking wet, if you are storing it in an unheated garage. Let snow do its job if the tree will be left outside. Good luck. Frank