Hi, I am curious about digging in and digging out fig tree for winter time. In this year i dig in fig tree in pot, but what about digging in and digging out fig tree without pot. How fig tree and roots will tolerant this? Will fig tree will be behind time in compare to others fig?

I would like to digging in Panache tree, for this moment it's looks like at the picture:

Hi Maris,
Some they say that fig trees don't like stagnant water.
For that reason I only bury an inch (3cm) or a bit more of the pot.
If I get a lot of rain my clay-dirt keeps it all for days. Having the pot over the dirt, helps the pot in draining.
I use plastic pots.
The pot in the pic seems to be terra cota and those pots will rot and decay if buried ( because maintained humid for a long time).
With a plastic pot, you can easily cut additional holes for the roots to escape to the dirt.
With a pot over the dirt, you can easily get it out of place come Winter time. With a buried pot, it is going to be hard without breaking the pot.

Last year was my first year with such a setup.
The potted trees have broken bud and don't show signs of shock from cutting the extra-roots last Fall.
I need to find them a place for this year. Most are still grouped together .

OK, I will put this tree into plastic pot. Thanks for advice ;)

But what about digging out fig tree straight from the ground to pot only for wintertime to put it into the basement until to plant again in spring and do it for every each year. Will fig tree will suffer with this method?

Forgot to mention that the above method is a great way to get ripe figs from late ripening cultivars that otherwise would never ripen figs if planted in ground in cold zones.

Ok, so now Panach is in ground, without pot. I will dig fig out again in fall or early winter. :) Thanks for advices :)