Fig Trees - Page 2

dcarch · March 15, 2007

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Originally Posted by Spatzbear

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Our tree is loaded with fruit at the moment. There are now at least 2-3 ripe figs every day. YUM!

Are those propagated from cuttings? What are their varieties? Can't believe they can bear fruits on so small a tree! Have to try to grow some!
Now tell the truth; You glue the figs on to make us jealous, didn't you?

dcarch

Spatzbear · March 15, 2007

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Now tell the truth; You glue the figs on to make us jealous, didn't you?

dcarch

Yeah, sure! I'm the wicked witch of the east. Or something like that.

Well, the fruit bearing fig tree is in the ground and has been for the last 10 years or so. I just prune it once in a while, feed it, water it, nurture it, talk to it, threaten it. You get the picture.

The ones in the pot are the cuttings.

The one in the ground is a White Genoa, so I was told.

The ones in the pot are Malta Black, White Fig, Pollinator Fig (don't ask, I don't know, apparently you plant it in the same hole as any other fig. To aid pollination.), and I had Woodside Chocolate Factory Fig, but this one is struggling.

Do try fig cuttings. They are worth it.

dcarch · March 15, 2007

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Originally Posted by Spatzbear

-------------Do try fig cuttings. They are worth it.

This can be tricky. I have to wait till after midnight after my neighbors have gone to bed.

dcarch

Spatzbear · March 15, 2007

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Originally Posted by dcarch

This can be tricky. I have to wait till after midnight after my neighbors have gone to bed.

dcarch

Make sure there is second year's growth on the cuttings. They will strike better.

redbrick · March 15, 2007

Spatz, thank you so much! I think you just gave me the secret ingredient to the "Arcane Root Striking Spell"! I have so much trouble getting fig cuttings to strike it's unreal. Dormant cuttings, softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings, they all give up on me! Maybe this year... Thanks again!

Spatzbear · March 15, 2007

Redbrick. Take cuttings from a dormant tree. The secret is you need a cutting that includes second year's growth. I dip them in honey before sticking them in a pot. But I'm sure that's not really necessary. Make sure the cuttings sit firmly in the soil and can't move about (wind, etc.).

Good luck!

March 15, 2007	#20
redbrick Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lebanon PA, zone 6 Posts: 45	Spatz, thank you so much! I think you just gave me the secret ingredient to the "Arcane Root Striking Spell"! I have so much trouble getting fig cuttings to strike it's unreal. Dormant cuttings, softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings, they all give up on me! Maybe this year... Thanks again! __________________ "Any man may count the seeds in an apple, yet who can know the apples in a seed?" --Chinese Proverb (paraphrased) Last edited by redbrick; March 15, 2007 at 06:31 PM.

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March 15, 2007	#21
Spatzbear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 349	Redbrick. Take cuttings from a dormant tree. The secret is you need a cutting that includes second year's growth. I dip them in honey before sticking them in a pot. But I'm sure that's not really necessary. Make sure the cuttings sit firmly in the soil and can't move about (wind, etc.). Good luck!