QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPlantingmoving fig tree 0 Vote Up Vote Down tommy higgins asked 9 years ago I have a fig tree growing in a polytunnel for 3 years. Lots of fruit but tree is now too big. I’d like to move it outside but don’t want to kill it. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Fig is a hardy deciduous tree and can be moved when the leaves have fallen, doing as little damage to the roots as possible.