Can Fig Cuttings be Rooted at Any Time of Year

I just got a question asking if fig cuttings can be rooted at any time of year. My answer is yes but there are some considerations if you're trying to propagate them in the mid to late summer.

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[baldyeti]

Three videos in 1 week?!?
Is it my b-day? Major holiday? Or just spring fever!

Ok, now I’m gonna watch.

[theoverworkedgardener]

I'm glad you helped me fig this one out .

[kicknadeadcat]

I rooted a figo preto by just sticking it in my garden August 1st. After 2 months I dug it up and now it’s growing in my grow tent.

[tracey]

Hi Mike,
I’m in Texas, is 105 degrees here right now. I followed your video about using the fir bark and fig cuttings. In Texas I couldn’t find Fir bark at the nursery- but I did find a bag at Petco! It was for reptile cages! Well- it worked!! 100% first time trying tree cuttings, all 8 rooted after 2 weeks.
Very excited. I just took them off the heat mat.
Hoping I don’t kill them going forward.
Thanks for your videos!!

[cynthiahayes]

I had the same issue. My mom died, and I couldn't bear leaving her beautiful fig tree when we sold her house. I am(was) totally clueless on propagating anything, but I googled it, and these videos of Mike came up. After watching a few, I decided to try it. I took 15 cuttings and put them in the refrigerator in zip lock bags. I transported them from Florida to Virginia in my cooler and started them in clear plastic cups. I used Clonex and a sand/peat moss mix and prayed that at least one would grow. I now have an orchard!!😂 13 of 15 have green leaves, and all of them have roots! Now, I am trying to figure out how to transition them to outdoors. I have up-potted the more mature ones and started them on a very low dose/diluted fertilizer. I don't want to kill them after all of this work. Any suggestions?

[roygrace]

First time I ever grew a fig tree I was clueless. I tried taking cuttings off green wood, had them all fail. Around late August early September I noticed that the new growth was starting to change to that woody brown color. Took cuttings at that point had like 12 cuttings, they rooted quick, had 100% success rate with rooting. Left them in humidity dome all winter, I lost 2 cuttings during the winter. Altogether worked very well.

[ironc]

Love the channel! I went from just jumping into this gardening hobby to having some 12 or more bonsai trees etc. We need an update on that fig log!!

[cmt]

It can be rooted at the winter of subtropical areas cuz the temperature wouldn't get too low. But some cuttings would still die without any roots.

[michellewelch]

I took cuttings from a friends turkey fig in June of 2020. That tree produces tons of figs twice a year. We are central California zone 9b. The leaves fell off my cuttings and most of the cuttings shriveled and died. But I kept them damp, the soil grew mossy and gnats hung around them, I thought they were doomed. But I kept two of them alive somehow. Ok, God kept them alive. I Potted them in fresh growth medium, and kept them damp through last winter. I saw buds last fall, but those buds never grew. This spring two of those six original fig cuttings have pushed growth, have leaves, roots, and now I have two new baby trees! I’ll shade those babies from afternoon heat for this first central California hell summer temps. I have trees, but I know now that the hot summer heat in central CA is merciless on my baby trees.

[baldyeti]

Here’s a crazy idea:
Replace the word “fig” with whatever I can/want to grow in my area, and this is still true!
Prunus (Cherry, plum, peach, etc)- YEP
Malus (apple varieties including crab)- YEP
Berry varieties (blue, honeyberry, haskaps)- YEP

a few tweaks here and there, but everything else is spot-friggen-on!

[jacktellsitlikeitis]

Hey Mike. Love your videos and learned a lot esp. about propagation. I was hoping you could make a video on pests and the best ways to get rid of them. I have many citrus trees that I bring in for the winter each year. This year I noticed a white substance on them about 2 months into Autumn, around early November. I immediately confused it with a mold of some type and began spraying them with an anti-fungal. I live in an old house and mold can sometimes be a problem. I lost my baby Meyer Lemon and most of my citrus trees and Gardenia's lost half of their leaves before I realized on closer inspection I was dealing with armored and soft scale insects and mites. Since it was never a problem prior to this, I made a huge mistake by assuming. I immediately purchased a specific insecticide for these pests made with man-made chemicals but it did the trick. They all recovered. Major oversight on my part. I was wondering what else I could have done to prevent this without chemicals. I do hose them down with water each Autumn before I bring them in. I saw a vid on neem oil, another on hydrogen peroxide, dishwashing soap, etc. Not sure which option would do the least harm. I just don't want a repeat of last year. Thanks, Mike.

[lucyhwang]

Here in Phoenix, Az! I decided to place some of my green cuttings into water, just out of curiosity to see if it would work and all of them have rooted in the last 30 days. These cuttings were obtained while it is 100+ degrees out, gathered in May. I seem to have had better success with this than when using cuttings in winter/dormancy.

[aimswanson]

Great informative videos. Must watch for all gardeners.

[PrimitiveTim]

I had thought I was too late with figs here in Florida. What you said made a lot of sense though! Thanks for your help!

[robertdurkin]

We always love to learning more about planting and gardening from you, lots fun for hobby !😁😁👋👋🌿🌺

[vonries]

I don't remember if I told you out not, but one time I decided to try rooting a fig leaf just to see if it would it not. They do, at least one did anyway. But it doesn't take a master Gardener to get green fig wood to grow roots. I don't quite have a black thumb but it has been called brown a few times.

[taz]

Yes, 50% of the time I prune them I also root the cuttings. Dormant cuttings should be allowed a dormancy period but I've been successful rooting them as well, more so after a brief rest
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[Chris-bxvk]

Short answer.. yes.. anything can be propagated in the right light/temp

[stephenremo]

Just a couple of helpful hints on a I have to move and take a cutting. Obviously start as early as possible in case of a problem you can try again if needed. Indoors is definitely the way to go if it's that important to you of it's not the right time of year. Take multiple cuttings even if you want 1 tree probably like 5 minimum. Don't worry about having too many trees they are easy to give away.
Keep an eye on your water I've found better to be a little too wet than too dry. Even tho figs are pretty drought tolerant in general not so much when you are trying to root them. They will die quickly if they get completely dry.was rooting in early summer went on vacation for 10 days...they didn't make it
Use clear plastic 16 ounce cups they usually fit on a window sill nicely when they leaf out.and you can see the roots growing.
They can stay in the small containers for a long time but they will stop growing at some point and will dry out much faster.

[michelleprull]

Is it just as good to stick them straight in the ground and let them root that way?