Fig tree winter care?

[fga]

i have to go look at a job, prepping some fig trees for winter. i am not too familiar, other then the care i've seen my grandparents do over the years, however, i don't believe they do it "textbook".

I know you can't allow the roots to freeze, so an abundance of mulch is required around the plant/base. what type of mulch is preferred?
also, i was told they should no longer be watered, going into the winter, to helpprevent root freeze.

any advice or suggestions on this, like wrapping, materials for wrapping?

i don't know the size of the trees yet, job is in Brooklyn and i have to go look at it (traffic:hammerhead: )

[Surf'n'Turf]

Good layer of mulch will be sufficient and you can wrap with burlap, going around the entire head. Definately an Italian thing....

[fga]

Good layer of mulch will be sufficient and you can wrap with burlap, going around the entire head. Definately an Italian thing....
especially if you put an upside down bucket on top:laugh:

any type of regular cedar mulch? i was told to mix it with soil?
also, how tight do you wrap it? am i pulling th branches in alot?

[yardmanlee]

I have had some customers here take some 2x4 wire fence and make a cage
around it and fill it w/ leaves !!!

[Surf'n'Turf]

I would go for a dark root mulch with a lot of organic matter in it, not necessarily Cedar. Just wrap the burlap around the crown, no need to bend in the branches. It looks silly as can be, but does help against winter damage. Works for Crape Myrtles grown in the North, too.

I've seen the cage thing, too.