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bullet08

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Posted 1335183349	Reply with quote #1

does anyone know how well following tolerate the cold? i keep all mine in container, so it doesn't matter, but i'm going to give some away to friends and others. want to know if they can plant them in ground in zone 7b. ischia white ischia green col de dame blanc calvert pete __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

mgginva

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Posted 1335336658	Reply with quote #2

I only have info on the green ischia. There's one at Monticello against the Center for Historic Plants greenhouse that's been there for a number of years. It is fairly protected but your friend should be planning on putting the fig trees near a thermal mass if at all possible. The GI seems to be fairly hardy. I've had a number of figs in zone 7a and 7b and they seem to be fine if they are placed in a decent spot or protected. __________________ Michael in Virginia (zone 7a) Wish list: Perretta,

FrozenJoe

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Posted 1335358182	Reply with quote #3

Pete, Of those varieties I have Col de Dame Blanc. I have only ever grown it here in Arizona. But I have observed this about it: it is one of my last figs to break dormancy in the spring. The other figs I have that behave that way are cold hardy varieties. Not saying that CDD is definitely cold hardy, just that it behaves like a cold hardy variety in the spring. Does anyone in a colder climate have experience with this one in ground? __________________ Joe Phoenix Area (Zone 9) I am MrFrozenJoe on YouTube. I am arizonafigs on eBay.

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