So i've started putting some trees in ground. Here's what i've planted so far:


A Several year old "bonsai" brown turkey from BLB. It's planted just off of my gazeebo on a NE exposure that gets full sun from first light until about 5pm(so about 11 hours a day during the summer.  She'll get a full winter protect.

A 1 ft high fmv infected florea.  This one is against a wall with a southern exposure. Full sun all day long. It was a gift from 7Deuce.  It actually has a few small figs going, but it needs some more roots before the winter. I'll protect it also.

A 3 ft fmv free celeste that was on special from Agway.  Its very well branched and it is a managable size for winter protect.  It does have very small figs on it. I read somewhere that there is a petite celeste so im assuming that this is one of them.  Also against the same southern exposure wall as the florea. Also to be protected

A bush style Hardy Chicago.  I bought it as a small tissue culture from easytogrowbulbs.com.  FMV free and growing like a weed. It's now about 2-3 ft tall.  This one is planted on a SW facing inside corner.  It only gets a few hours of sun. But its surrounded on 3 sides: the driveway, the wall of the house and the wall of the garage. Im probably going to winter protect it this year only.

The last two are grown out in the open.  One is an alleged latarulla that is growing as a dwarf that came from Agway.  It was heavily root bound and may have fmv. Also planted an adriatic UCD that appears to be loaded with FMV. It has some decent lignified wood.
Both of these are on their own.  They are either going to sink or swim.


Hopefully they build up some strength in the next 3 months to make it through!

Thats a fair amount of inground planting. You are really hooked already!! Hope they all do well for you.

Being new to all this I have a question?
Please excuse my ignorance! But...
Why in the world would anyone want to knowingly grow figs that have FMV?
Can't it spread to your other figs ?
Shouldn't we be working together to irradicate this virus by destroying any plants affected by it?
Or is there something I'm obviously missing?
In other plant cultures like orchids, African Violet, etc.,
infected plants are always immediately destroyed when infected by a virus!
Why not with fig trees?
I'm confused?

Barry - Im trying to incorporate the ones im planting now into my landscaping.  Next year, i'll start a true fig orchard in the yard between the paw paw and apples to continue my fig hardiness testing.

Dan, I'm no expert, but I've read many posts here that state FMV does not affect the figs, nor does it kill the plant.  Most trees have it.  Trees just live happily along with or without it, and most don't destroy their trees because why kill something that has the fruit you enjoy so much?

Suzi

Tim,

Tim, that will be awesome! I'm trying to find a spot to plant just 2 Pawpaws here. I sure wish I had more ground. Working on the wife to remove that apple tree in the front. The apples are aweful anywway, but she like the tree. Oh well  

Dan, fmv is pretty much universal with figs. There is no known way to remove it, some trees are minimally effected by it some much more. Giving good growing conditions helps the tree to deal with it better.