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Frost Damage

Fellows:
Last fall I had too many figs for the space I had in my garage.  I wound up by setting a Hardy Chicago, Sal's EL and a couple of others, along with a pair of wild climbing roses and a night blooming jasmine under the shed of my barn in a protected but unheated corner.  I watered them once and at the time they looked ok.

I just moved them into the sunlight.  Only the roses seem to be pushing out buds.  We got to Minus fifteen  here this winter.  Think there is much chance any will survive?????????

I looked into my "barreled" figs last week.  They all seem to be fine though I won't know for certain until I take off the barrels.

All my potted figs in the garage are pushing out leaves and brebas; time to let them have both water and sunlight but the average date for last frost is still three weeks off.

Ox,
Not a fellow answering :)
-15 is almost always a death sentence for any figs trees, unprotected but..............
give those figs time!!!! they may have gotten colder where they were and still deeply sleeping, take fingernail and lightly scrape bark, if you see green, you know is alive, as far as frosts goes, when it is going to frost, you must bring them inside if they are leafing green out, even small buds can be zapped by frost or very very cold temps, you must do martins shuffle to protect at this time of year, if you need help, ask someone to help you. HOpe you are well!

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