hi I was wondering if anyone has experience in taking poted plant and put them in ground until fall. Then to dig them up and re pot them. I think you could trim the root and put them back in the pot till springs

Crazy or not

dennis

Some guys plant the pot in the ground in the spring and then remove them in the fall. Just make sure to plug the bottom hole to make removal easier.

Dennis,
    Just thinking out loud here, but how about burying the whole tree and the pot sideways in a trench at the "end" of the growing season and covering with soil until spring. Maybe keeping the tree in the pot will prevent most of the roots from burroughing into the soil, thus resulting in less root trauma come spring time. Just dig the whole thing up and gently hose  everything off and your ready to go.  I have never tried this, but at the end of the next growing season I am not going to be able to fit all my potted fig trees in my tool shed or in my garage so I'm thinking maybe your idea might be a possible solution to the winter storage problem.

burying the whole pot for dormancy and repotting in the spring is fine.  You would probably benefit from burying them against the house and covering with extra insulation too.  But if it's already mobile in a pot why not just store in a garage/basement/attic?  

Dennis, not crazy!!  Years ago I used to grow bonsai trees and that was a technique used to let the tree get some size to it. Since the tree has already been growing in a pot, the root system is fairly compact compared to a tree grown in ground.  Yes some of the roots will take off a bit and in return the tree should put on some impressive growth on top. 

I don't see the advantage of keeping the tree in a pot while in the ground.  It seems like it would be a hassle to cut the roots growing out of the holes on the bottom of the pot.  When it goes dormant just dig it up and put it in the pot over the winter.

I used to belong to a bonsai club on LI years ago.  Almost every month there would be a demonstration of some technique, and most of the time included re-potting the tree.  The first time I saw this I could not believe how they man-handled the tree and the roots - especially if the tree was dormant!  I would not suggest taking an in-ground grown tree with a root-ball with a 2' diameter x 2'deep and reducing it to 10" diameter by 4" deep bonsai pot to continue growing in the summer, but putting it into an appropriately sized pot to overwinter should be fine.

Just think how many cuttings you could get from it next winter ;)

Dennis,
Do a Google search for: site:figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com container "roots" "mulch"
you will find several Topics at this forum.

The important thing to remember is to plug the bottom holes, or only make holes on the side of the container. The roots will find there way out and its easy to cut them in the fall. You don't have to bury them either, Just mulch to a level above the side drainage holes.

One which directly addresses your question is the following;
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4728896

Great link, Pete.  I got some great info reading that.  Thanks

I have about a dozen very large potted ones that will not fit into my shed, but what I have done is along the south wall was to build a 2x12 retangular frame around the pots with corner 2x2s, and a wire fence and filled it with shredded dry leaves that the county dumps at the local park. In early march (where I live the temps are safe outside then), I blow off the upper shredded leaves so the leaves do not get soaked and rotted from the late winter rains and affect the trees. If I leave the leaf box up too long the voles begin to think I made a special nest for them also.