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Subject: Tree damaged over the winter! :( Replies: 4
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The trees are young. It's the second year I have them, and they were max 2 year old wood when I got them.

I'll probably wait it out, but it sucks to see them all beaten up. Would you tape up the scratched bark?

jds, -25 to +35, sounds like my temperatures. How do you overwinter your trees?

Subject: Tree damaged over the winter! :( Replies: 4
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It's finally been nice for about a week, getting warmer, so I resurrected the two trees my great uncle gave me.
I overwintered them in burlap underground covered in plywood, as he did.

One seems healthy enough, but the other tree's bark isn't looking so great.

Here are pictures of the damage and one of each tree. It split from freezing? Did something eat at the bark? I know I didn't damage it with my shovel, I was very careful.
Any ideas if it will bounce back? Should I prune and try rooting?

I know you guys have all the answers. Thanks!

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Subject: Drying Figs ??? Replies: 25
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wow those look delicious Francisco!

Subject: Moroccon Figs Replies: 3
Posted By: greatwhitenorth Views: 455
 

I'll have to come back to read this later

Subject: New member, new figs Replies: 13
Posted By: greatwhitenorth Views: 1,176
 
What's with all this crazy weather? After 10+ days of nice heat, it was freezing today! Ok not freezing, but 11C (52F) overnight is pretty damn cold.
I hope the figs don't mind this cool weather too much.

Wed. Overnight

Clear

11°C

Feels like 11

P.O.P: 10%
Wind N 10 km/h
Wind gust -
Humidity 71%

Subject: Fig growing seminar video from Canada Replies: 6
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I'll definitely need to look through that video.
Thanks for sharing.

Subject: New member, new figs Replies: 13
Posted By: greatwhitenorth Views: 1,176
 
Upper buds kept swelling on the second tree. Look at those new little leaves!

The long stem on tree 1 has nice dark green leaves, but the leaves on the smaller stems aren't as happy looking. One burnt around the edges, and some others are quite yellow.
How healthy does it look to you all?

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Subject: Fig tree issue Replies: 10
Posted By: greatwhitenorth Views: 718
 
Welcome!
You should post some pics of your two trees. Does the dried out one have a little green on any buds?
These trees are fighters. I received two trees early this spring from a relative. I planted them months ago and buds just broke on the second one this week.

Hang in there.

Subject: New member, new figs Replies: 13
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Quick responses, thanks all!
So I should :
prune the big guy (why am I scared of doing this...)
mulch with organic material (compost/peat moss/manure?)
fertilize (water soluble, granular or a bit of both? Any opinions?)
water and wait.

My great uncle described his collection by color, size, number of crops, but unfortunately not by any names.
He spoke about so many kinds, I don't even remember which ones he gave me. Actually I'm pretty sure he said one of the two has a honey drop when the figs are ripe.
Hopefully I won't have to wait too long to find out.

Subject: New member, new figs Replies: 13
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Here are the little brown guys.

And a picture of part my great uncle's collection of 20+ year old trees.
(zone 5, he digs them up and buries them under soil/leave every fall)

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Subject: New member, new figs Replies: 13
Posted By: greatwhitenorth Views: 1,176
 
Hey all. First post. 

I've been reading and learning a lot, but now time for my fig story!
My dad's uncle is getting older and wanted to propagate his passion to someone in the family.
He gave me these two trees this spring, but I didn't have any place to plant them.

We dug out a little grass to make a garden, but our soil is pretty much clay (either rock hard or mushy mud).
I should have probably potted them, remedied my soil and planted them later, but I didn't.

So here they are.

The first one, with three or four little branches and leaves, was an air layered branch about 1.5 inch in diameter with baby hair roots growing.
The second one was a standing tree intertwined with another tree about the same size. I think that the roots on it are pretty small for the size of the tree, but hey what do I know.

I now have two trees in clay-like soil. I have been trying to aerate/turn it but I'm scared to rough up the roots of I get too close.
The leaves on the first tree opened a month ago, but haven't really grown much since.
The second tree is looking pretty sad without any leaves, but it does have greenish buds.

While turning the soil, I've noticed that there are some earthworms (which is good right) but there are also some of those skinny brown guys (no idea what they are).

Any ideas on what I can do to help out these two?

Thanks in advance!

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