I have a fig tree growing in pot from a scion cut in the past spring. Even though it doesn't have a root stock, it grows to 1-foot tall now. My question is when is the best time to transfer it to the ground. Now while the leaves are still green, wait until winter or next spring?
I've grown a few dozen fig trees from cuttings and all of my current trees - about 15 trees - are ones I started.
My challenge with little fig trees in the winter, is voles chew them to smithereens. Even if I protect them, the critters tunnel under the hardware cloth and destroy the little trees.
What works for me is to store the little fig trees in their containers, in an unheated shed for the winter. Then I plant them outside in early Spring. I have never lost one that way.
If I plant one in the spring, sometimes it will grow, then die in the summer as it withers from thirst. If you forget to water them and you DON"t have Daniel's problem of voles, I would plant them now. If you will remember to water them and you have voles, follow Daniel's advice.
That's my best guess, but not the only truth.
John S
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There is no hurry to get it into the ground. Might actually transfer it to a larger container, like a 5 gallon bucket, and baby it for a few years. I usually produce trees by stool layering, which produces a fairly large start, with good strong roots.
Sometimes, I place those young trees in large containers for a few years. The bigger it is when it goes into the ground, the better I like it.
I don't have a gentle "touch". And, young cuttings often fail to thrive, under my care.
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