Hardy Chicago not hardy

16 years ago

My H.C.came from Edible Landscaping,the fig was doing fine for me in a bucket,but did not ripe all the fruits here in upstate ny.Few years ago i decided to taste this fig for hardiness by planting it in a protected area near the house .To my surprise the fig died completely,roots and all. Ciao,

Giuseppe

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User
16 years ago
Hi Giuseppe:Mine was in fifth winter and i left it unprotected,last winter ,to see if it can make it.I think your first tree came from me.
We had 0*F,the lowest,last Winter.
It survived without any Damage.
I think in your Locality,the winter is much colder unless I am wrong.
All I can say is that at least to 0* F it is Hardy.
I am sure there are Hardier trees,waiting to be found.
That is Why we have to keep the comunication open.
Best Regards
alb419_ny
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi Vasile,
I should have said Hardy Chicago not hardy in my area(Rochester ny ).You did send me cuttings of H.C.after mine died,I believe yours came from Hartman.Yes the temperature here can go down to -12in the winter ,your area is much warmer,but I`m still looking for hardier trees,I know there are some.So far on of the best I seen for hardiness in this area is a large dark fig that a friend of mine has,he brougth it back from Italy from is small town ,that is high in the montains ,and I got a small rooted cutting from the mother plant this fall.The fruit from this tree looks very different .I will send you pictures in the fall,and eventually some cuttings.Ciao,
Giuseppe
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gman61
16 years ago
Hey ,,,

did you wrap the tree?
gorgi
16 years ago
All figs (ficus carica) are more or less same hardy. HC
is only touted to bounce back from any winter kill AND
produce fruit the same season. Sorry, I have NOT verified
that yet.
George (NJ).
gorgi
16 years ago
Sorry, I missed Herman's comment:
"We had 0*F,the lowest,last Winter.
It survived without any Damage".
If that is the case, HC should be a super-hardy fig!
I will bring out both my HC's (EL/Harmann) out of
the garage (take some cuttings, just in case), bury pots
down to root level and see if they survive the coming
2008 winter (unprotected).
User
16 years ago
George :When you come to me next week ,you can see the tree i am talking about.yOU CAN SEE THAT IT DID NOT Have any winter damage,this Spring.
It can be verified by looking at the mark, where the new growth started,this Spring.!!!!
Stay well
alb419_ny
Original Author
16 years ago
No gman61 did not wrap the tree.I wanted to see if Hardy Chicago would survive the winter months here in upstate ny.Ciao,
Giuseppe
fignut
16 years ago
Giuseppe, How old was the Hardy Chicago tree when you planted it in the ground and what time of year did you plant it?
alb419_ny
Original Author
16 years ago
fignut,
the tree was five to six year old,and was planted in the ground in early Spring.Ciao,
Giuseppe
fignut
16 years ago
Giuseppe, It seems strange that a tree that doesn't even die back at 0 degrees F, completely winterkills at -12. You'd expect it to come back from the roots. That's what prompted my previous questions. I thought it might have been too young, or that the roots might not have anchored in, and the plant heaved and dried out. Doesn't sound like it from your answer, though.
Was there any indication of anything else going on besides the cold?
alb419_ny
Original Author
16 years ago
fignut,
possible the tree was completely winter killed by some kind of disease,but for sure the low temperatures in this area had something to do with it,wind cills can be -30 and even more in January and February.Ciao,
Giuseppe
fignut
16 years ago
Wind that brings the wind chill down to -30 or more? That would definitely qualify as "something else", LOL. Freeze dried and died. Sounds like the temperature isn't the only factor you have to consider in overwintering.