Mid-Atlantic Gardening: 2013-14 Winter damage?, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Any of you with Fig trees---they need winter protection. Like--wrap something
all around them and fill it with dry leaves or something. Sheets od Styrofoam,
old carpets, and the like.

My Spanish neighbor's husband (now gone) used to do this--even on his very big tree.
I believe you have to protect the lower part of the tree and the tops of the roots area.

Last winter was warm--so it made it through it--no protection--but it had very puny
crop of figs. less than I have ever seen.

This Fig is/was about 30+ years old.....

G.