Never use any plastic materials for any part of the process. 1. When the tree is young, for the first few years or two, it’s a good idea to cut it back by half before wrapping. This is safe to ...

For a tree in the ground, you pull the branches back, explains Danny, to conserve space and this makes it easier to wrap. Now, starting at the bottom, use cheap insulation or a blanket to envelop it.

Instead of wrapping the tree they want to watch foodtball! Then, in the spring they call back and ask, 'Why is my fig tree dead?'" "It's a good lesson to wrap the trees," Cundari concludes.

DEAR JESSICA: I have three fig trees that are each three years old. They are the dark figs. I cover them each year with a layer of burlap, then wrap them in pink fiberglass insulation and finish ...

In this week's Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler offers advice for caring for a weeping fig, tips for thinning apples, and tells readers it's not too late to wrap trees to prevent sunscald damage.

WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath offers some fig tree care and reminds lawn owners to get those fallen leaves off and away.

A reader from Atco writes: I thought I had lost my 15-year-old fig tree this year. I uncovered it as I usually do and noticed there were no new buds or new growth. By the middle of June, I cut all ...