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Julie
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Comments (27)Grant, it's almost "as easy as falling off a log"! I invited a friend to take some cuttings and I don't really remember when he took the shoots, but they all did well. He took one to TX and reported that it had grown to bush size in just a few months. Most of the sites I visited recommended taking cuttings in February or March. Honestly, here, I think anytime during the winter would be OK since we barely have any winter. On another note, I can't prove it, but I suspect my souring problem is exacerbated by having irrigation and an overgrown tree. I'm going to take a cutting myself and pot it up on the dry side of the yard just to see if it makes a difference. Meantime, if someone has another variety they'd be willing to share a cutting of later this year, let me know. Here is a link that might be useful: propagating figs from cuttings...See MoreFigs, Fig Varieties, Fig Fertilizers
Comments (3)Tampa Bay fig grower here. Figs grow in abundance here. Tarpon Springs has a large number of Greeks, and most of them have fig trees in multipe varieties. All of my 14 trees (including new cuttings) grow fine here and the fruit never splits if the trees are in rich soil with a layer of mulch on top. South Florida can indeed be a challenge, but you just take precautionary actions, like, you can grow them in large containers with which you can make a container cover for the rainy season(s). No matter what the problems, in Florida, you can grow figs and reap the benefits. It's always harder for our northern and western friends. Drought and cold are the real killers....See Morefig root cutting ....figs or no figs?
Comments (1)The easiest way to get a fig tree is to root a cutting and it should have fruit in a very few years like 3 at the most. The older a fig tree gets the larger it gets just like most things. Usually getting figs in 3 to 4 years depending on where you live. I have 3 nice trees now and 2 more small trees. I also have a 5 gal. bucket with 5 cuttings in it that I started early this spring that are well rooted and ready to plant this fall after the leaves fall. They are now about 3 feet tall and looking real good. DAN...See Morefig fig fig
Comments (1)Hello! Just saw this. I don't have any, but you might want to try posting to the Fig forum, if you haven't already....See MoreJulie
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