New "Hardy Chicago" Figs – Page 5 – Other Plants of Interest – PalmsNorth.com

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · 2011-06-04T13:42:13Z

These fig trees arrived earlier this week. "Hardy Chicago" is one of (if not the) hardiest varieties you can get. Most fig trees produce figs on 2 year-old wood, so their branches need to survive the winter intact. "Hardy Chicago" is different, because it produces figs on 1st year wood. This means that you can cut the trees down to the ground in the fall, protect them more easily, and new wood will grow during that season, producing figs by the end of the summer! I'm planning on siting them well, and simply mulching them during the winter. In case you're wondering where the name "Hardy Chicago" comes from, it's thought that the original figs were collected around 3000 feet in elevation on Mount Etna, in Sicily. They were brought over to Chicago, where they grew for many years, before being discovered and brought into the nursery trade :lol: In the box:Unpacked:Closer up:Cameron.

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. Or they do a large version of hilling in roses, as the portuguese method talks about.

Thats what i said.... As far as I know hilling in roses requires burying them in a ditch horizontally 😛

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Posted : 27/09/2011 7:56 pm

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How did I miss this thread, awesome figs. I never seen them grow so well so far north. 😯

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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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Posted : 27/09/2011 8:45 pm

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How did I miss this thread, awesome figs. I never seen them grow so well so far north. 😯

I think people grow them in the UK.....

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Posted : 27/09/2011 8:50 pm

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How did I miss this thread, awesome figs. I never seen them grow so well so far north. 😯

I think people grow them in the UK.....

So true, but I think they are on the warm side. Very cool to seen them on the east cost and into Canada. 😀

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Posted : 27/09/2011 8:56 pm

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YEah, the UK is warmer (in the winter) then most of canada, except maybe extreme eastern nova scotia (where cameron is.... lucky basterd ::P ) and a large portion of the west coast. They are wetter and cooler then most of canada in the summer though.

THe UK as far as ive seen doesnt have any zone lower then zone 6 or 7, and even southern, and south western UK , ireland, and scotland have zone 9 and 10!

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Posted : 28/09/2011 8:11 am

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Canadianplant, I think the coldest zone in the UK is a zone 7 in the Scottish highlands. There is a tiny portion of Nova Scotia which is a zone 7b (south-west tip of the province), and a relatively small area which is zone 7a (southern coastal area). Ontario has a similar-sized 7a area around the St. Catharines/Niagara region. So basically, the highest Canadian zones (outside of BC) are the coldest UK zones 😆

Posted : 28/09/2011 6:31 pm

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I picked a fig the other day.....it looked good but wasn't that sweet.
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Posted : 28/10/2011 3:00 pm

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Great shot, Tim!!

Here are some before/after pics of multiple -5 C exposures for the "Hardy Chicago" figs.

Newly planted:

-5 C:

I am trying to root the cuttings, and will be posting a progress report with pics soon!

Bonus pic, -5 C and potted "Black Magic" EEs 😆 :

Posted : 16/11/2011 2:31 am

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my figs are leaf-less now after the freezes. I'll be protecting mine soon. I've been too busy.....I probably protect turkey day!

Posted : 20/11/2011 9:48 pm

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Here is a pic of the first "Hardy Chicago" bud to emerge. It's on the same plant that has been pictured beside the S. minor "McCurtain". These figs were protected with around 2-3 inches of mulch over the winter, and saw at least -13 C a minimum of 20 times. Look closely for the bud! 😆