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Gorgi, GM 201 in ground is ALIVE!!!! Pictures

I SERIOUSLY believed GM201 was DEAD. This little tree is cold hardy!!! Sh!ouzah. The length I went through to reviving this tree still amazes me. I am conflicted with mixed emotions: pissed and happy. I had putrid smelly hands for a week thinking this tree was a goner. I was wrong. After my evaluation GM201 is keeper for zone 5-6a. Survived friged artic temps!

I dug out the mulch in ground, this is what I found!

Pictures of freezing Idaho weather went through
Scratch test
Root bound

Currently in one gallon pot, I'm going to let it stay there for another season :-)
Enjoy!
Jenn

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Jennifer, I'm just trying to understand why you went about things the way you did.  Wouldn't it have made more sense to grow the tree in a container for a couple years to get some girth on it and then plant it in the ground?  Or was this a "sink or swim" test and if a fig passes you will give it more TLC?
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Originally Posted by Rewton
Jennifer, I'm just trying to understand why you went about things the way you did.  Wouldn't it have made more sense to grow the tree in a container for a couple years to get some girth on it and then plant it in the ground?  Or was this a "sink or swim" test and if a fig passes you will give it more TLC?


You nailed it. I knew from last season this should have been in a container. I purposely chose to have this tree in ground to test for hardiness. After a change of heart enduring cold winters here in Idaho, I decided to snip a cutting. After failing the initial rooting process for back up, I thought there was no way this tree could have survived. Idaho suffered the coldest temps since 50's. I decided it was a goner seeing the damage from my older, more seasoned trees. GM201 survived in ONE season, MINIUMUM protection, in fact, I didn't even try.

It passed my fig trial. I thought "I have a lot in my collection, why not?" So yes, sink or swim was the idea. A+ in my book. I decided to pot it up, I could have left it in ground, but I since I am shuffling figs anyway, GM 201 will need a better spot.

Jennifer
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That's a good idea - I could actually use my vegetable garden next winter for the purpose of comparing trees I'm rooting now.  I would burn through a lot of duplicates for the ones that don't make it but it could be worth it.  My only remaining question is why doing this caused your hands to smell for days? :)
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What does the fig taste like?
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Glad to hear it made it for you Jennifer.

Just looking at those pics made me want to put on my coat :-/ . I'm soooo glad spring is upon us.
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What does the fig taste like?


Haven't tasted the fruit yet. The only thing I can report back is that it passes my cold hardiness test. It was placed in ground with minimum protection (actually pathetic protection). It is thriving. 2-3 weeks time I should see shoots once established in the pot. GM201 will remain in the one gallon pot until the end of this season.

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