Good time to plant Ficus?

[Griffin]

I’m in the Phoenix area and we have been in the high 90s low 100s and I plan to add some more Ficus along my block wall for extra privacy. Think I should wait til it cools down a little bit more or should it be safe? I want to get the plants in a good root state before the winter comes (even though it’s not like winters elsewhere).

 

[Meadowlark]

Howdy @Griffin. You'll probably get different opinions, but mine is to wait maybe a month for a less harsh sun angle and maybe a bit cooler...especially if we are talking about bare root plants.

They will still develop good root systems then and during winter.

 

[Griffin]

Thanks Meadowlark! That was my initial thought too was to wait til the end of this month. Plus it will be a lot nicer planting them when its not still super hot!