Fruits and Nuts: The fig trees I like (or not), 1 by pbyrley

pbyrley wrote:
The previous Summer (2010) I had a lot of my Celeste figs stay small and freeze. I am in Zone 7B but (I'd GUESS) the main thing is probably how cold your very last cold snap was and when it occurred. Maybe try phoning your Agricultural Extension Service and ask to speak to someone familiar with figs. There may be someone there who knows a local fig lover. As an experiment, this winter try wrapping a part of your Celeste with an old towel or part of a blanket then cove it with plastic to keep it dry. Don't unwrap until you are SURE there will be no more frost/freeze. Just do one limb or two so you will know if it helped.

Some new little figs are forming on several of my trees, including the big Celeste tree. They will of course freeze and fall off before Spring.

I really don't expect to know what will happen to my figs next year - I was just happy this year (sorry you weren't)

My daughter lives in downtown D.C. and her Chicago Hardy fig did ok this year but she has it in a large pot which gets put in her basement in the Winter.

This is a pic of my biggest Celeste tree and Pepper taken today (Oct. 10, 2011)



This message was edited Oct 10, 2011 11:53 AM