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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

O.K., I always keep all the "stuff" that comes with the plants I buy.  I 
looked it up and the fig trees came from Territorial Seed Company.  They are 
Fig Negronne (Ficus carica).  They get 8-10' tall but do nicely if pruned to 
a smaller size.  USDA Zone 7.  Hardy to between 0°F-5°F but "we recommend 
protecting the plant if temperatures drop between 15°F-20°F for an extended 
period of time."

And all ficus do great if they are in pots.  Root bound isn't a bad thing 
with ficus!

Lynda
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Great additional info Lynda.  Have printed it out and will see if that tree 
is available in our area.  Even with all our cold weather this winter we have 
not gotten below zero....close  at 4 degrees above. 
The cold frames seem do able too.
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
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  DH built a portable greenhouse type of thing.  It is 4 hinged panels that 
  fold up and get stuck in the carport during the summer.  I stick a 
Freecycle 
  window on top.  He also did one of them from old wood framed windows and 
  those go together using door hinges when they are in use and come 
completely 
  apart when they aren't.  They'd be way too heavy to move otherwise.

  Lynda
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  > Thanks Lynda, that is very helpful as I will be putting them into 
  > containers and had planned to wrap the pots with insulation, but had not 
  > thought of a cover for the top!  My house is only 12 feet by 30 feet so 
  > there is no way I can bring them into the house for the winter.

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