In the ground is always the safest place -- any reason not to plant it? How
about digging a hole and putting the whole pot in, then. And the very best
insulation is bubble wrap, which you can buy in huge rolls, wrap snugly
around the trunk and pray it doesn't get REALLY cold. But the roots are what
must really be kept from freezing - the top will come back if the roots
don't freeze.

Denise

"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
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I have a lovely Brown Turkey fig that is on my deck in a huge patio
pot. The pot is 20" high and 20" across. This is not something I want
to bring indoors during the winter. It would be the size of a small
fridge.

How do I best protect it? I have had several options recommended to
me, such as wrapping the entire pot and tree in burlap and filling the
loosely wrapped tree part with leaves. I know that the wonderful
Italian gardeners in this area sometimes take a yard-rooted fig and
bend it over into a shallow dug trench & bury it for the winter.
Obviously, that isn't an option with a tub plant, and so I turn to the
wisdom on this group.

I am in northern NJ in zone 7.

Boron