I have no idea how to keep them alive. I have tried Fig trees 3 different times and they never live more than 1-2 years, one was about 4 ft tall when I bought it and 2 years later was still 4 ft tall and died on me.
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Figs like really rich soil and consistently moist but they don’t like wet feet, so it must be well draining.
You may be able to save it if there is still an intact root ball. However, it doesn’t appear that the live portion is attached to much of the root system. You’ll have to dig around to see, and also see if there are some root issues (disease or rotting, especially if not draining well).
Now that summer is ‘summering’, it’s not the best time to move it, but in this case you have no choice. It’s hard to know how much sun it’s getting but 6-8 hours is best. The slope is not steep enough to cause your issue here, though.
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I have no idea how to keep them alive. I have tried Fig trees 3 different times and they never live more than 1-2 years, one was about 4 ft tall when I bought it and 2 years later was still 4 ft tall and died on me.
Figs like really rich soil and consistently moist but they don’t like wet feet, so it must be well draining.
You may be able to save it if there is still an intact root ball. However, it doesn’t appear that the live portion is attached to much of the root system. You’ll have to dig around to see, and also see if there are some root issues (disease or rotting, especially if not draining well).
Now that summer is ‘summering’, it’s not the best time to move it, but in this case you have no choice. It’s hard to know how much sun it’s getting but 6-8 hours is best. The slope is not steep enough to cause your issue here, though.