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Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
May Lotito wrote:That's a wonderful gift!
Some of the cuttings have too many leaves that you may want to remove some as they are wilting already. Keep the bucket in the bright shade as the gentleman suggested. Figs are easy to propagate so maybe all will root just fine as is. When a cutting successfully roots, there will be new growth showing and you can gently tug the twig to feel the resistance. Or put the cuttings in individual small pots then you can check the new roots coming out of the draining hole. It will make later transplanting easy too as other plants won't get damaged.
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Thank you so much! And when I permanently plant it, should it go in part shade or full sun?
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May Lotito wrote:That's a wonderful gift!
Some of the cuttings have too many leaves that you may want to remove some as they are wilting already. Keep the bucket in the bright shade as the gentleman suggested. Figs are easy to propagate so maybe all will root just fine as is. When a cutting successfully roots, there will be new growth showing and you can gently tug the twig to feel the resistance. Or put the cuttings in individual small pots then you can check the new roots coming out of the draining hole. It will make later transplanting easy too as other plants won't get damaged.
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Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
May Lotito wrote:If they successfully rooted and grow a bit before the first frost, their root systems will still be weak. After the leaves dropped the little trees will be dormant throughout the winter. Keep them indoor like in tge basement with moist soil but they don't need excess water or fertilizer. Plant them outside after any risk of frost in a sunny spot with slightly acidic soil.
Do you know what the mother tree look like? That will give you an idea of a mature tree. When a fig tree takes off, it can grow very fast.
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Mercy Pergande wrote:I just saw this thread with some discussion of using an aquaponics system to propagate cuttings for fruit trees. They talk a bit about figs so i thought it might be interesting: https://permies.com/t/217851/Aquaponics-Build-AC-homestead-system
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Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
May Lotito wrote:Figs can be propagated in many ways: softwood cutting, hardwood cutting, layering, air layering etc. Good for beginners to learn about growing trees.
Here are my hardy Chicago figs from hardwood cuttings. I started in early spring and they are quite leafy.
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