I live near Olympia, WA so I made a point of buying an Olympian fig tree when I first bought my house. I'm hoping to get some fruit this year (I planted it last year), but it has definitely survived our winter! It actually doesn't get the that chilly here though; since we're right on the water. The average low temperature in December is 33, January is 34, and February is 33. We usually get a few inches of snow total each year, spread out over two or three cold snaps throughout the winter. The coldest it's been this winter is about 17, which I believe is around what you guys got in that arctic blast! The major difference is that it doesn't get very hot here. The average high in July is only 78!
@@changenow6002 Yeah, climates are super different. I'm not saying this tree can't survive colder weather than what we get here, but since it originated here it probably grows best in conditions similar to what we have here.
@@changenow6002 I should note that while the average high in July is only 78, we have had heat waves the last few years where it was over 100 for a few days. So while we do get extreme temperatures here, they rarely last for more than a few days.
I guess I took for granted that everyone had one or two fig trees. I've lived in a few different places and was never without a fig tree. In the little island of Gozo I ate what I'm supposing was a Malta fig and I kid you not the figs were the size of tennis balls.
I'm super excited to share with you guys (mainly because you get it), but yesterday I checked out my 2 cuttings of my fig tree I took last year and thought I'd lost when we got that snowstorm in December that knocked out our power for 50+ hours..... Our sunroom doesn't have any insulation so it was looking like they were toast! But last night I saw those beautiful teeny tiny fuzzy leaves on both of them!!!! 🥰🥰
I live near Olympia, WA so I made a point of buying an Olympian fig tree when I first bought my house. I'm hoping to get some fruit this year (I planted it last year), but it has definitely survived our winter! It actually doesn't get the that chilly here though; since we're right on the water. The average low temperature in December is 33, January is 34, and February is 33. We usually get a few inches of snow total each year, spread out over two or three cold snaps throughout the winter. The coldest it's been this winter is about 17, which I believe is around what you guys got in that arctic blast! The major difference is that it doesn't get very hot here. The average high in July is only 78!
That was really good information.. thanks because it gets much colder and hotter here in Maryland.. the Chicago mite be the one for my area…
@@changenow6002 Yeah, climates are super different. I'm not saying this tree can't survive colder weather than what we get here, but since it originated here it probably grows best in conditions similar to what we have here.
@@changenow6002 I should note that while the average high in July is only 78, we have had heat waves the last few years where it was over 100 for a few days. So while we do get extreme temperatures here, they rarely last for more than a few days.
I guess I took for granted that everyone had one or two fig trees. I've lived in a few different places and was never without a fig tree. In the little island of Gozo I ate what I'm supposing was a Malta fig and I kid you not the figs were the size of tennis balls.
The peach fig is now available!
I'm super excited to share with you guys (mainly because you get it), but yesterday I checked out my 2 cuttings of my fig tree I took last year and thought I'd lost when we got that snowstorm in December that knocked out our power for 50+ hours..... Our sunroom doesn't have any insulation so it was looking like they were toast! But last night I saw those beautiful teeny tiny fuzzy leaves on both of them!!!! 🥰🥰
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What I need to know is which fig trees tolerate the heat the most. Texas is full sun and 100 and above for months...
Figs love the heat. Any of the LSU varieties should do very well down here.
If they have it and it's not to far. You should collegeda (north ga.) For the next fig festival. Ottawa nursery
I'll have to check that out!
How many years before you can expect to see figs?
Some varieties will produce a few in the first year, but usually by the second year.
Do you have a video on the best way to plant figs trees?
Out of the 5 or 6 varieties I've tried, only one survived and that's the Olympian. Chicago Hardy didn't even make it!
What are the zones for those?
You'd still probably want to cover in zone 6 or north.
guess what? idgaf.