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fignatic

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Posted 1439340959	Reply with quote #1

Can someone tell me whether or not fig trees go dormant in Florida? A friend of mine is moving there and asked me this question but I really don't know the answer. Any help would be appreciated. __________________ joe paradiso 6B New Jersey

figpig_66

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Posted 1439441041	Reply with quote #2

Figs go dormant in Louisiana so florida is only few hours from were i live. So yes. I think is a sun issue that makes them go dormant. Hoyrs of light changes in fall. Richie from louisiana __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

Figaro

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Posted 1439445159	Reply with quote #3

I think it will depend on the variety of fig and the location in Florida. Florida has multiple different climate zones, mostly ranging from 8-10. I'm in 10b and basically on the line between sub-tropical & tropical (about 50 miles north of Miami). Here, I notice some slower growth during the winter months, but only a few of my trees actually lose their leaves. I've harvested figs as late as November/December and as early as February. I don't know if I've ever harvested in January, but only because I don't remember specifically. This is a post I made this past November that only included a couple of fig pics, but you can see the LSU Purple still has all of it's leaves and a Cajun Gold with it's leaves still ripening figs: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1284954764&postcount=1 And, here's a post from the beginning of February showing several more with full foliage and ripe figs: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1286048546&postcount=1 I don't have a list of which ones go dormant, although, I do know the Strawberry Vertes and a couple of others will lose their leaves for a few weeks in Dec/Jan and then just put them right back on. __________________ ============================ [B]Figaro Zone 10b - South Florida[/I] Growing: Black Mission, Strawberry Verte, LSU Hollier, LSU Purple, LSU Scotts Black, Cajun Gold, Panachee, Excel, UCR 291-4, UCR 143-36, Violette de Bordeaux, Ronde de Bordeaux, Calvert, Black Madeira, Col De Dame Blanc Wish List: CdDN, CdDG, Ischia Black, Galicia Negra ============================

fignatic

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Posted 1439502185	Reply with quote #4

Thanks for the feedback. I'm not sure where in Florida he will be moving but it seems to be the norm for fig trees to have a slow down in growth and quick re growth of lost leaves even without the cold weather that we get in N.J. if I'm understanding it. __________________ joe paradiso 6B New Jersey

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