Propagating Figs

Normally cuttings are taken in the winter or spring to raise new fig trees. Our trees did not get pruned last winter. They are so overgrown that they were blocking access to the greenhouse. It is time to get the greenhouse ready for winter. Some branches needed to be cut, so why not try to root them?

The branches were cut into 8” to 10” pieces of new wood. The leaves were stripped off except for the top leaf. The sticks (scions) were dipped into rooting hormone and stuck into the dirt in a pot. There should be at least one leaf bud or growth bud under the dirt. These were put 3 to a pot and there were 10 pots. Only 5 trees are needed, but there may not even be that many that take root and survive. If more survive they will make nice presents.

The top leaves have already dried up and fallen off, but the little green shoot at the end of the branch is still green. The soil needs to be kept wet until the new leaves start coming out. They can be put into individual pots at that time.





David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/