First you must wrap the fig tree with blankets to the very top leaving breathing hole at the top. Then wrap the blankets with tar paper which will keep the blankets dry and provide warmth when the sun beats on it. Tie it up neatly with twine and place a 5 gallon bucket over the breath hole on the top. That's the way my dad and I have done it for years. My dad,s tree is 30 years old. Mine is only 5 but the clippings came from his tree.