AT A GLANCE
How can I save my fig tree?
When did a fig tree die?
A fig tree is dead when its shoots and buds are up to Don't drive out autumn. Experience has shown that a planted fig has never completely died after the third year. In a harsh winter can Fig trees in Germany Freeze back down to the root area and undauntedly shake out again.
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In early spring, after a frosty night, the sprouting frozen be. Young wood up to 4 cm in diameter then dies. Older, thicker branches have the frost damage mostly survived, recognizable by the green woody tissue under the bark.
How can I revive a frozen fig tree?
Save the frozen fig tree in the garden strong cut. You should also repot a bucket fig. Best time is in May and June. In early summer you can best distinguish between dead and living wood. How to do it right:
- Cut back dead shoots into the healthy, green wood, if necessary up to a few centimeters above the ground.
- Fertilize fig tree in the garden after pruning with compost and horn shavings.(€50.00 at Amazon*)
- tub fig repot and put away at night until after the sheep cold at the beginning of June.
How can I prevent a fig tree from freezing to death?
The best way to prevent frost damage to a fig tree that has been planted out is a winter protection. Put an antifreeze hood over the crown. Wrap the trunk with jute or fleece. So that a fig tree at the housewall not frostbitten, put a fence of bast mats in front of the shoots, padded with straw or leaves. The tree discmulch They with foliage and needle brushwood or bark mulch.
Because a fig in a pot can freeze to death from -5° Celsius, you should overwinter the plant frost-free.
Tip
Potassium fertilizer improves winter hardiness
As the main nutrient, potassium makes an important contribution to fruit formation on the fig tree and lowers the freezing point in the cell water. Your fig in the garden will reap the benefits if you fertilize the tree in August with potash magnesia (patent potash) or spray the root area with potassium-rich comfrey manure. Summer figs lay their buds in late summer for the following year harvest and are particularly hardy with the extra portion of potassium.
