Planting a Fig Tree 101
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Date: 2022-07-18
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CONCERTMANchicago
I don't know who suggests to transplant inch or two deeper. Fact is how trees sold from nurseries arrive in pots with trunks already too deep in root ball. And required planting step is now to perform trunk flair excavation back to trees original birth grade just above where buttress roots are radially outbound away from trunk.
I know it's difficult to locate trunk Flare on such young tree as this one. Just identify where tissue between above ground and below ground transitions. Also never add new soil on top of original root ball surface.
Donut mulching is another outdated landscape maintenance method. Or at least make sure to remove donut after year one. Which otherwise ends up suffocating outbound Roots below grade. Then you will get surface rooting.
Remember best place to irrigate is border between outer root ball and surrounding surface to encourage new radially outbound root growth.
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I don't know who suggests to transplant inch or two deeper. Fact is how trees sold from nurseries arrive in pots with trunks already too deep in root ball. And required planting step is now to perform trunk flair excavation back to trees original birth grade just above where buttress roots are radially outbound away from trunk.
I know it's difficult to locate trunk Flare on such young tree as this one. Just identify where tissue between above ground and below ground transitions. Also never add new soil on top of original root ball surface.
Donut mulching is another outdated landscape maintenance method. Or at least make sure to remove donut after year one. Which otherwise ends up suffocating outbound Roots below grade. Then you will get surface rooting.
Remember best place to irrigate is border between outer root ball and surrounding surface to encourage new radially outbound root growth.
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Anna
I planted mine in a raised bed which I started with a cloth to prevent weed growth vs using cardboard. I did this same process, minus the mulching. The soil is a mixture of garden soil and top soil. I'm zone 7a/7b. Should this be fine? I was concerned because we haven't had our last frost yet and instructions said to wait til after, but seeing that the Chicago Hardy is cold tolerant I think it'll be okay. Also are planting flowers near it that attract pollinators okay?
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I planted mine in a raised bed which I started with a cloth to prevent weed growth vs using cardboard. I did this same process, minus the mulching. The soil is a mixture of garden soil and top soil. I'm zone 7a/7b. Should this be fine? I was concerned because we haven't had our last frost yet and instructions said to wait til after, but seeing that the Chicago Hardy is cold tolerant I think it'll be okay. Also are planting flowers near it that attract pollinators okay?
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Anna
I planted mine in a raised bed which I started with a cloth to prevent weed growth vs using cardboard. I did this same process, minus the mulching. The soil is a mixture of garden soil and top soil. I'm zone 7a/7b. Should this be fine? I was concerned because we haven't had our last frost yet and instructions said to wait til after, but seeing that the Chicago Hardy is cold tolerant I think it'll be okay. Also are planting flowers near it that attract pollinators okay?
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I planted mine in a raised bed which I started with a cloth to prevent weed growth vs using cardboard. I did this same process, minus the mulching. The soil is a mixture of garden soil and top soil. I'm zone 7a/7b. Should this be fine? I was concerned because we haven't had our last frost yet and instructions said to wait til after, but seeing that the Chicago Hardy is cold tolerant I think it'll be okay. Also are planting flowers near it that attract pollinators okay?
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Carrington
I just planted a Chicago Hardy here in Florida from a container into the ground. It is about 4 ft tall. When planting I notice well developed circular roots. I manipulated the sides of the plant but didn't do much with the bottom of the plant where the circular pattern existed. Should I uproot, disrupt the shape of the circular pattern and replant?
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I just planted a Chicago Hardy here in Florida from a container into the ground. It is about 4 ft tall. When planting I notice well developed circular roots. I manipulated the sides of the plant but didn't do much with the bottom of the plant where the circular pattern existed. Should I uproot, disrupt the shape of the circular pattern and replant?
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JNL
I started my fig from a cutting and have had it for 4 years. It produced some fruit last year and this year but it takes forever for them to ripen and they were just OK. The flavor cant compete with my guavas lol. Im hoping the fruit gets better next year. Fig trees have such beautiful leaves also! Im zone 10 and just started my winter flower garden!
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I started my fig from a cutting and have had it for 4 years. It produced some fruit last year and this year but it takes forever for them to ripen and they were just OK. The flavor cant compete with my guavas lol. Im hoping the fruit gets better next year. Fig trees have such beautiful leaves also! Im zone 10 and just started my winter flower garden!
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Gabrielle
When I planted my fig tree, I dug out a square hole 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet deep, lined it with paving slaps to restrict the root growth. I had read that this will promote fruiting. It has been in the ground for about 6 years, and last year was the first time I had some good figs, probably due to some hot sunshine, unusual for England!
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When I planted my fig tree, I dug out a square hole 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet deep, lined it with paving slaps to restrict the root growth. I had read that this will promote fruiting. It has been in the ground for about 6 years, and last year was the first time I had some good figs, probably due to some hot sunshine, unusual for England!
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Brad
We have a brown fig tree that we planted about two years ago. Every year we get growth but not up so basically we start from scratch each year. We covered the roots with straw this past winter to protect the roots, (we live in North Texas) thinking that we would continue the growth from last year. Did not work. Need help.
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We have a brown fig tree that we planted about two years ago. Every year we get growth but not up so basically we start from scratch each year. We covered the roots with straw this past winter to protect the roots, (we live in North Texas) thinking that we would continue the growth from last year. Did not work. Need help.
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carmine
hi bubba. what's going on that everyone is going fig crazy. they are easy to root from cuttings or from air-layering. my gramps had them in his yard and for hard winters he made a trench and he buried the trees underground in a coffin style mound. springtime, he propped the trees back up and we always had fruits.
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hi bubba. what's going on that everyone is going fig crazy. they are easy to root from cuttings or from air-layering. my gramps had them in his yard and for hard winters he made a trench and he buried the trees underground in a coffin style mound. springtime, he propped the trees back up and we always had fruits.
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Sam
Thanks for the great info. I got one of these at the store but it's really tiny. The trunk is probably 3 inches long and 1/8 thick. Do I plant this directly in the ground or grow it first in a pot and transplant later when it's bigger? If I'm planting it outside, of course I'll put a protective net around it.
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Thanks for the great info. I got one of these at the store but it's really tiny. The trunk is probably 3 inches long and 1/8 thick. Do I plant this directly in the ground or grow it first in a pot and transplant later when it's bigger? If I'm planting it outside, of course I'll put a protective net around it.
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Megan
So cool! I'm down da bayou in zone 9 and just got my first celeste fig tree from our local nursery! This variety grows well in our area. It's a 3ft tall stick right now and they said it'd be two years before it produces but when it does - watch out! haha Can't wait! Thanks for the great videos!
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So cool! I'm down da bayou in zone 9 and just got my first celeste fig tree from our local nursery! This variety grows well in our area. It's a 3ft tall stick right now and they said it'd be two years before it produces but when it does - watch out! haha Can't wait! Thanks for the great videos!
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Julie
Oh yes please makeover his whole backyard and definitely give us updates on the fig tree! I have one in a container thats dropping leaves because of the cold. Im a San Diegan living in Madrid btw love to see a hometown boy doing great (ahem epic) gardening things.
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Oh yes please makeover his whole backyard and definitely give us updates on the fig tree! I have one in a container thats dropping leaves because of the cold. Im a San Diegan living in Madrid btw love to see a hometown boy doing great (ahem epic) gardening things.
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Lizeth
Hello Im planning to plant in the ground my 2 figs one is brown turquey and the other black jack. Im not yet confident. Do you have another video about your tree fig, how much it grow in the years after this video. Im in murrieta Ca
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Hello Im planning to plant in the ground my 2 figs one is brown turquey and the other black jack. Im not yet confident. Do you have another video about your tree fig, how much it grow in the years after this video. Im in murrieta Ca
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rey
beware, Fig trees can be messy if you let the fruit go.
figs will attract small mammals (raccoons) and other rodents if you dont keep them clean and maintained.
(there may also be a wasp larvae issue depending on your region)
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beware, Fig trees can be messy if you let the fruit go.
figs will attract small mammals (raccoons) and other rodents if you dont keep them clean and maintained.
(there may also be a wasp larvae issue depending on your region)
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Sirene
Watching this on my new tablet. The video is so vivid, it made me pull my face away from the screen when you were mulching the tree and all the dust blew towards the camera! Love your videos. Thanks for sharing!
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Watching this on my new tablet. The video is so vivid, it made me pull my face away from the screen when you were mulching the tree and all the dust blew towards the camera! Love your videos. Thanks for sharing!
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John
If you're in San Diego you can grow almost any kind of fig; try Black Madeira, White Madeira and Yellow Long Neck for some great varieties. I am trying to grow these in Victoria, BC
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If you're in San Diego you can grow almost any kind of fig; try Black Madeira, White Madeira and Yellow Long Neck for some great varieties. I am trying to grow these in Victoria, BC
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