Hello guys. First time post here. Earlier this week, my Grandmother gave me a sapling from her mature Celeste Fig Tree that she has been taking good care of for about a year now (from what she tells me). So this weekend my Dad and I carefully dug it up and put it in a 5-gallon bucket so I could bring it to my house. She lives in the New Orleans area and I live in Northwest Louisiana. It seems to have been doing really well in her garden area and everyone said now is the time to move it since it should be dormant. The soil that came with it was nice and moist, but it is totally different from the type of soil we have here where i live which is more like red clay type soil (Red River area). Since bringing it home, I have only put 1 cup of water on it because i don't want to over water it while it is in the bucket and I have been putting it on the back porch to get sun during the day and bringing it inside at night since it has been getting pretty cold. My question is what should i do with it from here? I would like to get it in the ground, but I am scared that it will get damaged during the winter at some point. How old does it look to you guys? Is it safe to leave in the bucket until the spring time? I read that Celeste's are good in Zones 8-10 and my area is classified as Zone 8a (Shreveport/Bossier City, LA). Is it normal for the leaves to look the way they do? I am very nervous and I know my grandma will be heart-broken if it doesn't work out, so I want to give it the best chance I can.
