Just traumatized. But give it some shade and keep the rootball wet until it can get rooted in. You might need to cut off part of the top as well.

I live near Haddonfield, in Camden county, NJ and am trying my hand at growing figs for the first time this year. I got one tree (variety unknown - maybe Celeste?) at a local farmer's market last September. Per instructions I left it outside 'til the leaves fell and then wintered it over in the basement - but it started growing! Anxious to get it in the ground I made the mistake of planting it in the side yard (western exposure) in early April. We'd had some quite warm weather that fooled me into thinking spring had come early. It had not. The tree suffered terribly in a windstorm with sustained winds over 40 mph and the snow that hit a week later. losing all its leaves and killing the growing tips of all the shoots. The good news is that the tree sprouted new shoots from four of the five "trunks". It is now doing just fine and enjoying a bit of a growth spurt, although I'll be surprised if it yields any fruit this season. Today I purchased a second fig tree. This one is a Hardy Chicago from Lowe's. I put it into a 12" plastic pot where it will stay for at least the first year or so. I plan on bringing this one into my enclosed but unheated porch next winter. A friend and neighbor also has a fig tree of unknown variety that has survived one winter outdoors. I'll try and get a cutting or two from her to plant next year. I look forward to seeing which one performs best for me.

disintegrated? like turned to dust? did she water it after planting it. figs are drought resistant but thats once established. while young you should supply water when needed. AZ soil will dry out fast so you can add some organic matter to hold the water better. never dig a hole and poor in potting soil, compost, ect in the hole and plant directly in the hole. amend a hole 2 to 3 times the size of the rootball by mixing existing soil with the soil amendment. the bigger the hole the better. also mulching helps cool the roots in the 100+ degree days and slows evaporation. once your roots are older and run deeper it will probably never need to be watered again or need human assistance and will likely outlive you and provide plenty of figs for your grandkids and maybe there kids. remnants of president Thomas Jefferson's fig orchard lived into the the early 1900's and He planted them as early as 1769. If a tree will take care of you for this long it just makes since to do the extra work upfront. If her plant fails don't give up, just try again. Everyone needs a fig tree especially Mom! Good luck.

Niceguy Over 50 feet of my basement wall was dirt with a 1 inc skim coat of concrete surface. Another 17 feet was a failing 18 inch thick stone wall with a sand clay mixture used as concrete between the rocks. The garage wall is made of broken brick, chunks of concrete and small rocks filled in with a concrete mix diluted with 50% sand. Solid but soft. The space between the walls was filled with clay and it pushed in the much weaker garage wall with no damage to the house wall. I dug out the clay and replaced it with compost for my citrus trees. The greenhouse comes down in the spring. It took me about 4 hours. The yellowing of the tree mentioned was caused by an internal claps of dirt from the roots that is not visible at the surface. Neither root rot or poor feed is the problem. I am going to be digging around the tree to fix the problem if I can. Otherwise I will remove and place the tree in a 10 gallon container to come inside for our Christmas tree. 6b Steve