Put them all on a raised bed if possible. If some areas have poorly drained soil at that shallow depth they may all have a poorly drained subsoil. Planting on a raised bed will help everything but the 106 is the worst about rotting.
I plan on planting them on mounds. I dug all the holes and turned over all the soil. Right now the disturbed soil level is about even with my lawn. I plan to set the tree on the soil and then mound additional soil up on the tree until I reach the original soil line. I was going to take soil from each hole to create the mounds. I’ve read so much saying not to amend soil so I thought I’d just plant them higher. I could buy some top soil to mound the trees but I thought I should use my regular soil.
If I were to build raised boxes what type of dirt should I add to raise the level?
Thanks, I must have been typing my reply when you posted the video. I really like the Tom Spellman videos. That is a guy that’s not afraid to cut a limb. I did notice that he just threw that bag of mulch in the raised bed and from everything I’ve learned you should not put mulch against the trunk of the tree.
Take a look at the size of mound needed for a tree. If I remember correctly it had to be pretty large and will wash away if not properly protected. That’s one of the reasons I went with raised beds. Helps keep the dirt in.
For what it’s worth, the Hardy Chicago is probably on its own roots. Figs are very easy to grow fro cuttings, and there isn’t much reason to graft them, except for the joy of doing so. All of my fig trees are ones I started from cuttings.
I think figs are fairly flexible regarding their soil. Their roots are pretty agressive.