A Hardy Fig Tree starts with the Variety - Results after the Winter Z7A
Channel: Ross Raddi
Date: 11/04/2022

Taken from my blog, https://www.figboss.com/ -- Here are some varieties of figs that are showing good hardiness here at my Philadelphia area zone 7A location. This year we saw a low of 6F:

Campaniere
Hardy Chicago (Azores Dark, Conde, Malta Black, Sicilian Dark)
Teramo
Florea
St. Martin
Longue d'Aout
Green Michurinska
Pastiliere
Kutfeji Black
White Triana
JH Adriatic
Moro de Caneva
Ronde de Bordeaux
Nerucciolo d'Elba
Verdino del Nord (VR) or Figoin
Celeste
LSU Tiger
LSU Hollier
Sefrawi
Sementino Rosso

While the variety isn't everything, it certainly helps. Fig trees however really need to be lignified well going into the winter. Even the hardiest fig (lets use Hardy Chicago as an example) will take damage if the branches aren't lignified well. Even in warm places like LA or FL that only see temperatures in the low 20s. The water in the soil during the summer and fall encourages our fig trees to grow and if that growth doesn't stop 3 or more months prior to the first hard frost, we won't see good lignification, so the genetics of the tree aren't everything.

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