Last year, I posted a pic of my in ground tree breaking bud around April 11th.  Still no sign of life this year.  A couple of trees around town haven't broke dormancy yet either.   All were unprotected.  I'm pretty sure mine is still alive, other than the upper branches, but wow....winter did a number on us this year.  Several inches of growth on my potted plants, which were protected in my garage.  Makes me want to stay in the pots for good!  Anyone else in zone 7 seeing life yet?

No sign of bud break in ground here in NY! What a doozy this winter....

Bud break on mine for about a week.

I'm not *really* zone 7 though...even though I'm supposedly so.  Recently most winters have been 8b.

Frank, I'm pretty much in the same boat as you are. I'm seeing miniscule breaking of dormancy now on my in-ground HC and Celeste. I had my inground trees well buried in shredded leaves, mounds and mounds of them. I think that it is just taking a lot longer this year for the ground to warm up. Here's a pix of my inground HC compared to two of my potted trees that over-wintered in our unheated sunroom (Conandria, Negronne). A few more weeks things should be better.

Hi Figgyfrank,
The drawings say I'm Zone7 - but locally micro-climate makes me more Zone6 most of the years IMO.
This winter was mild - as opposed to 2012 that was a fig tree-killer - and April 2014 has been so far a bit warmer (2/3°C more) on most days.
Most of my trees already have three leaves and are really willing to go check the clouds - perhaps the fertilizer I gave them in end of March and the regular watering since that date...

Nothing....all the grounded trees are still comatose, and, with die back.  Soil still too cold around the roots to push any new growth.  The waiting game might become the 'crying game'.  So far, another repeat performance of last year's spring....too cold, for too long.

Boring!


Frank

last two yrs, spring has been coming in later.. hope things turn around soon. 

My little in-ground guy has buds swelling at groundlevel where it somehow survived (it's 1 year old and I neglected to cover it other than throwing a pile of leaves on it in January). I'm in 6b, it's planted amongst many rocks so it gets extra heat.

I'm in 6B and I noticed some buds starting on my in ground 1 year old tree. Nothing on my other 2 in ground or the potted 1.

there is a house few min from mine where i sort of take a look at going to and back from troop meetings and my kids' piano lessons. they haven't broke bud yet either and i'm in 7b. all my trees are in container so... they all broke bud and some are setting figs. this weekend, i think i'll drive to raleigh and see if the church fig has broke bud. 

Frank, I'm also 7a across the border in Rockville.  My 2.5 year old Kathleen's Black which was protected by burlap and a tarp is pretty much dead to the ground.  I see a couple green shoots coming up from the base.  I had thought the thicker trunks survived but now I don't think so. Similar results for my in-ground Sicilian Red and Salavatsky Pomegranate. My neighbors very large 50 year old tree (Brown Turkey?) is also showing nothing above ground. It has never been protected. I was able to dig through mulch a little bit and find a small green bud just below the mulch.  Time well tell whether any of the above ground parts are alive. 

All my figs in pots did great but the radiator I ran during the coldest nights probably made a big difference. 

6b ish here, Ginos and MBVS have budded out. BUT another freeze forecast for Thursday,,,,,   

That's bad news, Steve.  A guy across town has a mature brown turkey with no buds yet.  I'm not sure what the condition of it is otherwise.
I guess we can't be too surprised, seeing how we got beat up with single digit temps SEVERAL times, along with strong wind chills.  Everything else in the yard has sprung except the English Ivy.

My potted Negronne and BT are both slowly coming out of dormancy and each have a few small figs swelling on them. My unknown and my LSU purple, still nada... Although I fear the worst for my LSU Purple.

My one inground (UNK) is still dead to ground. My potted - a bunch of smaller show a bit of greening , a couple have tiny figs and my bigger , older potted are still showing nothing.

it seems like not of trees are dead after this winter.. even with protection. more insulation in coming winters? 

My HC and MBVS look pretty bad. No signs of life at all. My other to in grounds look a little better, but no signs of life. All my potted trees lived my unheated detached garage. Only one tree had some damage, but the trunk looks good. The smallest tres I kept in my basement were fine accept one. In in 7a according to the newer maps. This was the first year I didn't cover my HC and MBVS. The other two a Brunswick and an unk mt. Etna type have never been covered and have never had an issue, but we will see.

All Plants I protected well,here,are budding out at base up to a foot up the stem.
All older ,fig tree in ground left without protection,have no buds at this time.
The Winter was so harsh that is no wonder Why,they are in this state.
I expect a good fruiting season from the plants I Winter protected using dry leaves, as they are in best shape.
In between the saved ones,a couple of great Winners:Col de Dame Gris, Malta Black,and Longue D'aout.
Happy Gardening

Herman, I assume your Col de Dame Gris was surrounded by leaves, correct?  Are you saying that it survived better than most other varieties you protected?  I'm still trying to get a feel for how cold hardy the CdD family members are.

That's great, Herman.  I'm glad you are having luck with protected trees.  My Longue D'aout grew over 3ft tall last year, but I doubt it's coming back.  The potted LdAs don't look so happy at the moment either.  That is one variety I was hoping to have at least one survivor of.  I'm hoping it comes back to life by summer.

My 6 year old in ground Sweet Diana has not broken bud yet.  Covered for winter.  Uncovered a few weeks ago.  Still feels dry and brittle.  I though it was just me.  Last year when I uncovered there were lots of buds already.  Suppose to be getting a lot of rain this week.  Maybe that'll help.

Frank I have the fig trees all outside for a week now, no signs or bud breaking but a few are swelling. Always a lesson in patience for me...