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Here is a link that might be useful: Fig Winter Protection

Johnnyboy5 I can't really tell from your post how you handled the winter protection and your plant hardiness zone but I can tell you how I am handling my fig plants in zone 6a. I am in the process of searching for the least painful winter protection methods. I tried 3 different methods of winterizing my outside fig trees this winter. Those methods were; 1. Wrapping 2. Chicken wire with leaves, and 3 Burial.

I can't remember who posted the method I prefer but it is simply the chicken wire and leaf method. That process is basically;
1. Trimming the tree
2. Tying the branches as closly as possible.
3. Wrapping chicken wire around the tree being careful not to touch any branches
4. Filling the interior of the chicken wire with DRY leaves and slighly compacting those leaves.
5. Do not remove the leaves until temperatures are forecasted to remain above freezing in the spring.

I had 6 trees in the ground this winter and the two that I used this method with experienced no ill effects from winter and have already grown about 4 feet this year and are showing main fig initials.

If the plants are still small, why not pot in 5~7 gallon pots and take them inside to a cooler place for winter dormancy period like others in zone 5 do? This is the least-fuss method. You can bring out the plants in spring while protecting it from frost while coming out of dormancy. If you wish, you can bury the pots to 3/4 depth in the garden after danger of frost is gone. More holes on the pot sides close to the bottom will help when the plants will send out roots (as gorgi would say)for grazing to find more nourishment in soil outside the pot. You can cut these wondering roots in fall before winter storage.