Fruit Trees

i have 3 x single stem fruit trees - apple and pear. How do I over winter these? Do they stay outside or go in the greenhouse/garage?

I also have a brown Turkey fig that I need to prune back lots and have a go at taking cuttings from it. When do I do this? Also, do I leave it outside over winter?

 

Are the fruit trees in pots? Fruit trees stay out all winter; they are fully hardy.

 

To add to @Redwing 's post, even the Brown Turkey Fig is hardy. It's the variety most widely grown here in the UK because it withstands our climate.

 

Apple tree, pear trees and fig are all in pots. Will leave them on the patio this winter. Thanks.

 

@kazzawazza , I don't know where you are, but if you are in a colder area (temps that go down to below -10c), the fruit trees will still be ok in pots, but they would need to be close to a heat-retaining wall. This can be as simple as next to the house, rather than on the garden 'edge' of the patio... This is because the roots are more exposed to the frost in the pots, than they would be in open ground (where only the top part of the roots would be getting chilled). HTH

 

Thanks Sian. I will move the pots next to the house and if we do have a really cold winter, I will move them into the greenhouse.