Hi Samuel,

about 6 years ago, I overwintered all my 1, 2 and 3 year old fig trees in the fridge for two months. The only damage was to the tip of one of the trees where it touched the top of the fridge. The seal on the fridge was not in the best of shape and moisture from the air condensed on the bottom of the freezer.

~james

Thank you James, I hope it'll do fine.

Samuel Forest

I live in Tampa Bay, Florida. I am reading posts about overwintering in cold places. We of course grow our figs in the ground here. We get maybe 10 days of freezing temps here each winter, and I make no effort to protect them from heat or cold. They are just fine. Oddly, this winter has been so warm that the leaves are still on all 7 of my fig trees, and I ate the last good fig this afternoon. Were I to live up north at all, and if I had my trees in buckets, I'd simply move them into the garage or other snow/ice protected areas for the coldest nights, then leave them out during reasonable days. I used to live in Spartanburg, SC, and fig trees grow to towering heights there, and they are never protected. If left out on a balcony in Virginia, I might suggest wrapping the tree loosely with a blanket, but especially important, don't let the roots freeze!