my chicago hardy fig tree survived Toronto winter ...
Ken Latwork
7 years ago
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Do Chicago-Hardy Fig Trees Need Winterizing?
Comments (7)You defintely need to winterized the tree, thickly mulch the root and bury the branches if you want fruits every year. I have Chicago Hardy grow in 5B in ground. The practice here I saw is to bury the branches under at least 12-16" mulch/straw to safely over winter. In 6B , you may not need this thick mulch, but climate changes, who knows this coming winter is milder or colder. You don't want take chances with your investment. Reward is great...It grows much better than in the pot. It has little figs pop up on the branches already....See MoreChicago Hardy Fig Tree
Comments (1)The first year my row of figs fruited they waited until the end of summer to form fruit and kept those same fruit all winter long. By Spring most of them were dried up and dead but a few of them actually kept some green on them (though they never did fully ripen). This past winter did a number on my trees but each of them kept at least one branch healthy. You can't tell they ever had a problem now! This year the bugs (mostly fruit flies) have really hit my fruit, often eating it before it gets ripe. I guess I am going to have to built some sort of cage to keep them for me....See Morewhat is wrong with my hardy chicago fig (pic)
Comments (6)interesting idea herman I dont own my land though so cant dig. It does look much better today after two days of watering it. and it is in potting soil not topsoil so it does dry out and I wasnt watering it everyday like fruitnut said....See MorePreparing my Chicago Hardy for winter
Comments (10)alanwrench, I made the same observation as Ox ... I don't see any lignified wood ... and you are running out of time for it to happen. This growth resembles spring not fall growth --- looks to have had too much fertilizer late in the season. IMHO this tree's above ground growth is at risk for this winter. Do a few things ... (1) DO NOT fertilize it any more ... you don't want any further growth (2) after the tree drops its leaves, give it a good coat of WiltPruf (prob a waste of time ... but worth a try ... I use it for my lignified wood and it works great ... but yours are green) and (3) after you wrap it don't be afraid of burying as much as you can; I would wrap it in burlap with the branches drawn together making a cordon; wrap the cordon with WHITE plastic; string a wire fence around tree with a good 18" of free space between the tree and fence; pack the fence tight with leaves; cover the top of the fence with a plastic cap to keep the leaves somewhat dry. More than likely the green branches will not make it ... your next risk is that you lose the young roots and thus the tree. The more you protect the base of the tree the better. -Steve...See Morespeedster1
6 years agoKen Latwork
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6 years agoKen Latwork
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