To my suprise and delight, I have little figs on two unexpected trees. One of my UCD 187-25's has figs and one of my Pingo de Mel trees has figs. Yay! Both trees were rooted from cuttings last spring. Both cuttings put out leaves but did not grow during thier first year. Both had 100% die back during the winter, but both budded and grew vigorously this season. They are about 3 ft. tall single trunk form. That's the good news. The bad news is the heat in Alabama. Today is predicted to reach 102 by noon with an afterburn of 106 by 6pm. Last night it didn't cool off, it just got humid. Some of my larger trees are having trouble coping and are beginning to drop a few leaves. For my friends in the Arid West, how do you cope with the heat, or how do your plants? How hot does it get in California?  Also, on a serious note, My thoughts and prayers are with the Western Members of the forum and I hope that everyone is ok and that everybody's home is safe. 

It's gonna be 100 here today too with a heat index of around 105 and heavy humid air. I really don't like this weather one bit. About the only thing I can do outside on a day like this is water. I might just put on my swim suit and water myself while I'm at it.

It got up to 118 degrees yesterday.   I have baby figs growing in black 1/2 gallon pots on cement.  I was on vacation for a long time and thought they would be toast, but they are doing really great with explosive growth.   They are in almost full sun all day long.   I do have a bit of afternoon shade on the potted plants.   I have one in ground panache in full sun and no afternoon shade and it is growing like crazy too.    I watered the pots 2 times a day, about 10 minutes at 7am and 7pm on a drip.   I water the In ground tree once a day, but will be cutting back to once every 3 days or every week since I'm back.  The humidity isn't that bad right now, but it will start getting there real soon with the monsoons.   The problem for my figs isn't the sun or heat, but sometimes the winds blow things over.   Maybe if your trees aren't used to the sun and heat, then they suffer.   Also, for in ground trees, it's important to water deeply and infrequently so that the roots will grow down which helps them better to cope with stress. 

just came in from an hour of watering.  Not sure if my plants got sweat or water on them.  98 degrees in N NJ right now

Fignatic,

The roots on your trees may be taking a beating... even if the tops are doing okay (in the short-term).  Root growth begins to slow down at 85F.  The trees will do anything you can do to keep their containers cool.  Some paint the containers or wrap them with foil.  I think insulating the container by putting it in a larger container and filling the void with mulch, is a great idea as well.

~james

Just a good all over spraying with cool water helps to cool them down for a few hours. And raise the humidity around them which will help reduce the heat around them and respire less also.
In this kind of heat I water deeply in the morning to be sure there's enough water for the roots, then spray the plants to cool them down 2 more times during the day if at all possible. At the very least I spray a few hours before night falls to cool them off for the night,But, early enough so they are well dry before night fall to prevent mildew, and rust from settling in.