Has anyone ever re potted after their trees after dormancy stage?
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Comments (14)pinetree ... what does this part mean: "and in the fall, after competing crown areas have gone dormant." ... do you mean that when competing deciduous trees lose their leaves giving more sun to the conifer ??? .... there is root growth??? and let me make it clear ... that i am not telling anyone that they should do this... i am sharing my experience in zone 5 ... Michigan ... i do NOT know if it will work in all zone 5.. i don't know if it will work a mile north of me.. etc ... just pondering the divergence of suggestions as to when conifers can be moved ... one clue might be what your local tree services are doing ... all the major tree planters in my area .... do a lot of landscape planting in fall ... and surely they wouldn't be doing it if they thought losses would be high ... and i am dealing in sand... i can water very late into the fall ... and not be too concerned about the soil freezing the roots into an ice cube .... i am sure that would be counter-indicated .... ken...See MoreWhat cold temps can potted FIG trees handle coming out of dormancy?
Comments (5)I think I get the dormancy thingy..lol The same plants will drop their leaves and sense the time to do so when shorter days approach along with longer cold nights. In spring, they sense it's time to grow with nights getting shorter although they are subjected to the same cold temps but continue to grow, even in pots. Still though, they can not handle frost once leaves are in the works.+ I was afraid they would react poorly to cooler temps as they do in the fall, but I get it that spring is an entirely different experience for them)) Thanks a bunch Al and if I am wrong, let me know. I feel much safer exposing them to cold temps as long as it's not frost or freezing ones now that they are actively growing. P.s..I expose citrus on my cold porch to temps in the 40's all winter and they do well, so I figure why not figs? Mike...See MorePotted Tree Dormancy Questions
Comments (14)Depends on how you define 'good' :-) Metal containers by definition are frost proof so no worry about the cold damaging the container. But they also have minimal insulation value so the cold from the ambient air in winter penetrates faster and easier. I do use some terra cotta outside all winter. High-fired or Italian terra cotta is much more cold tolerant than Mexican terra cotta. The firing temperature dictates how porous the clay is - the hotter/higher the firing, the denser the clay and the less able it is to absorb a lot of moisture. It is the moisture in the clay that causes the problems with terra cotta - it freezes and expands, cracking or spalling the container. I do try to keep any outdoor TC out of the worst of the rains but it seldom gets cold enough in a z8b climate to cause a lot of problems with these. I have a few large TC pots from Italy that are going on 20 years old!...See MorePlease what type of soil mix for potted fig trees? When to re pot?
Comments (50)Re potting mixes: https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/11847-successful-potting-mix-recipes Re best container to use: https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/924-best-size-container I have my figs in 5 gallon buckets and in this mix: 5-1-1-1: 62.5% - 12.5% - 12.5% -12.5% (pine bark - peat - perlite - calcined clay). The buckets have 3/4 inch holes drilled on the sides near the bottom. I bury the buckets in about 9 inches of mulch and the roots come out of the holes into the mulch and into the ground. This lessens the amount of watering that I have to do because they get their water from the ground. In the fall, I use a spade to cut the roots and bring the trees into winter storage. You are more likely to find answers to your fig questions on ourfigs.com than on this forum....See MoreBahamaDan Zone 12b Subtropics
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