Not fruit, but my single petaled pink Knockout Rose had pretty extensive damage to the snow-line this winter. I try to cover my roses with snow early in the winter, but this winter we didn’t have much snow so the damage was much more extensive this year than in years past.
That’s fine though. I don’t like them to be too big anyways.
Lowest temp was -10F, and got below zero a couple other times. I am curious if the damage goes all the way to the graft, haven’t uncovered the mulch that I placed for,protection. When I read how late ripening Rosseyanka was, I wondered if it would have time in my short season location. Cold hardiness is just one step on the way to getting fruit…
Does the pineapple I planted in the ground that died to mush count??? lol
Older figs in sheltered locations did well, protected or not. Frost and then up and down winter weather got the ones planted in the open if they were not covered with leaves, even with the covering some did not do well and some were already damaged by frost so there was no point in protecting them. A bunch of seedlings that were really vulnerable got experimental protection, looks like cutting the roots on one side to bend over and bury with soil worked the best. Voles took most of the ones just covered with agribon and woven ground cover, they don’t eat dead wood though so it must have worked at least a little!
A lovely picture of your fig I am doing something similar (12" off the ground) with apricots, pears, and some marginal plums this year. It worked great with both black raspberries and blackberries, both of which are certainly marginal up here. The snow melted and all the long canes look fine, cuttings from these sprouted leaves so they are definitely alive.
I love cashews but yeah not in zone 5b.
I had no idea they came from this, crazy!
Cashew is one weird fruit. What looks like fruit is pseudo fruit. Its actual fruit looks like a seed that hangs outside at the bottom of the fruit.
My aister-in-law used to grow it. The first time I saw the fruit, I was amazed by how unusual it looked.
Pomegranates seem fine. Haven’t fruited yet, but not killed either.
Pineapple guavas: Coolidge fine, seedling got smacked, but recovering.
I kept my Owari Satsuma Mandarin Orange inside. Thank God or it would be toast.
John S
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looks like cutting the roots on one side to bend over and bury with soil worked the best
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I always thought that would be the best method. Also the most work.
In containers in my zone I guess is the easiest and best method. Figs do well in containers, they don’t seem to mind. And produce like crazy too. I’m happy with that.I happen to have someplace to keep them (attached garage) so it works for me. The garage is warm compared to outside, but not too warm to make them jump out of dormancy. It’s too warm for blueberries