now you do!

http://voices.yahoo.com/how-grow-fig-tree-container-11984930.html

make sure you click on the pictures...

Yes indeed one can certainly grow fig tree in colder area's .
Not bragging but here in zone 5 i can grow any fig tree such as your longest season ones and have shown them in pictures.
Its just a little extra work but can be done.  ; )

Same as Dieseler...use to grow all my fig trees in ground(16 of them)...then switched to potted and container fig trees...don't think I will ever plant another fig tree in the ground again.

Vince,
Why not to plant in ground again? Any problem?

Jimmy...the 16 trees that I have to wrap every winter are getting to be a bit much at my age...the potted fig trees are a lot less strenuous for me to handle.  I have nothing against in ground trees other than that.

                                   Best Regards...

i am trying to find kinds that will grow well outdoors with little or no winter protection. I have done alot of reading and all the info states that it is possible to get a fig tree used to your unprotected climate it just takes time. for example as a young tree protect it over winter, and evey year following take some of that protection away and the end result should be a tree that will no longer require protection. unless of corse you get one of those colder/wetter than normal years.

right now in ground i have 1 hardy chicago, 1 petes honey, 1 celeste, 2 purple magnolia, 3 desert king. none of which are protected at this time. no visable damage at this time eather but i guess i will find out when spring hits.