I paid a visit to a neighborhood fig tree and want to share the pics.  The family brought the cuttings from Frosinone and the tree was planted in the ground in the mid 1970s. It was featured in the local Italian Tribune here in the early 2000s and might have had more height then.   

I am also interested in checking out the wrap methods when they put it away for winter.  The trunk is still flexible and supporting boards and bricks will be removed.  I last saw it 10 years ago and while thriving it looks the same size because of the heavy pruning that is done to keep it manageable.  

The tree faces east with a good southern exposure.  It is located north of Detroit in 5b/6a

Good looking tree. What color fig? Leaf looks kinda like Atreano.

Wow really cool where at in Michigan? I'm up by Cadillac, I'm guessing down state but still incredible!! I wonder what variety?

The figs are green/yellow from that tree.  The black ones are from smaller trees she also has in ground. Attached now is the dark figs that she has facing south.  The black fig trees were a new thing for this lady when I was there last in 07' and now she's 92 and has both.  The dark ones are a few weeks ahead but their location is sunnier.  Zip code is 48316 and no clue on variety.  

Nice figs!

Wow that's really awesome!!! Great little story!! I don't think there are to many figgers here in Michigan! Its awesome!!!

They must do an amazing wrapping job because i lived a couple years in the Mitten and it got freezing! I'll have to learn their ways

Here's another image of the whole tree.  

Awesome!!

I am 10 miles north of Detroit. I've got over 100 trees container grown. A few in ground. I wonder how close this tree is to me.

I've recently visited a local hidden orchard a few miles from me here in Metro detroit. There are several pictures below. The trees that are against the wall receive no protection. They are Mt. Etna varieties. The others in the yard just gets tarps put over top of them. Been growing here for 25+ years.

Large brick and stone walls and granite outcroppings seem to make for great microclimates for growing plants that might otherwise be challenged in a specific grow zone. As I have written about before, growing a full grown Hachiya persimmon in a Flushing , NY yard would normally not be possible but tuck that tree in a triangular yard between 2, 2 story brick building that provide radiant heat during both the summers and more importantly, the winters as well as completely blocking off the prevalent winds in the area allowed that tree to grow to 25 feet and produce hundreds of pounds of beautiful jumbo sized Hachiya persimmons every year.

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Thanks for sharing these photos.  I think we would all be interested in knowing which varieties you are planting.  With a batch of wood cuttings I got in spring and planted for everyone, my friend in Detroit already has a couple fruits. These were Sal's Hardy. 

@fygmalion The giant fig tree benefits from the southeast exposure in making protection easier and also allowing proper daylight hours  I have seen lots of fig trees in pots planted next to colonials and with north faces that are very slow to ripen.

Wow Awesome!!!! Don't know how I screwed up the quote function but previous quote was what I was trying to comment on😒

You are right, of course, @awmanzel ... I should have said "Large  brick and stone walls and granite outcroppings with southern facing exposures seem to make for great microclimates"....