Hi Everyone. My friend and I are in the process of clearing some land on a island off of long island NY. We would like to build a coldhouse/greenhouse and grow figs. Would anyone like to send us a few stems for propagation? We'd like any varieties you may have that would work in a zone 7/6 environemnt. They'll be inside somewhat, protected from desicating winds so maybe zone 8 would work too. we'd really appreciate anything.

Thanks everyone, for chiming in. I love the fact that I now have multiple options, with the ability to even choose all of them, if I want--including "farming out" the job of grafting it, as well as trying my own hand at it. Thanks, again for the great ideas. I never thought of paying someone to do a custom graft, nor buying my own rootstock at a big-box store by just getting a basic tree. Also, if the ancient tree is grafted, I certainly can't see it anywhere on the trunk--and I can usually spot a graft. But this tree is so gnarled that maybe it's long been invisible. But the tree also doesn't sucker. In all the years of living there, I've never seen one. I've found a few small trees nearby that may have come up from seed, and I'm keeping an eye on them, but I honestly can't even tell if they are the same as the Mother Tree. They look somewhat different, and they've neither flowered nor fruited, so maybe there's a cross-pollinator that means the tree doesn't come up true from seed, or maybe they are something else altogether. Whatever the case, I just don't want to say goodbye to this tree forever, so I am glad to have multiple options. The great likelihood is that I'll try several of them, and (If I'm lucky!) wind up with more than one successful clone--not a bad thing at all!!!

Some succulents grow many aerial roots - this kalanchoe is one of them. Looks like you are spraying the plant - not only the soil.

I think some of us would be interested in your results, but it's not something that every gardener has tried. I've read about propagating different types of trees from truncheons. I've never heard of propagating a crApe myrtle that way, although I wouldn't be surprised if it worked. After all, a truncheon is just a large cutting (although there are some pluses and minuses compared to smaller cuttings). I am wondering why you used the glue. Sealing the cut is often useful for storing cuttings in relatively dry environments, but here your growing media should have enough moisture to prevent desiccation. I'm also wondering if removing most of the leaves was a good idea. After all, one of the big advantages of truncheons is that they are supposed to have more stored energy and moisture to push though the time before roots develop. More leaves would mean more food production for growing roots. I do not know whether it would be better to keep the leaves or not, I am just wondering about the rational for removing them. Keep good records and let us know what happens!