The Fig Tree Guy

Category: Rooting Fig Cuttings

  • Double Cup When Rooting Fig Cuttings

    Double Cup When Rooting Fig Cuttings

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    While winterizing a friend’s fig tree, I pruned several suckers with established roots. I separated and immediately processed them upon returning home to prevent the roots from drying out. For each cutting, I used two same-sized plastic cups, poking holes in one and placing it inside the other to catch excess water. After adding potting…

  • Pruned a Neighbor’s Fig Tree

    Pruned a Neighbor’s Fig Tree

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    This morning I pruned a neighbor’s fig tree. I’ve been pruning this tree for several years and my neighbor lets me keep the cuttings. As you can see this fig bush has grown quite a lot this year. I brought the branches home, cut them to root them, and although I haven’t counted them, there…

  • My Battery Operated RYOBI Pruner

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    If you have to prune several trees, and each tree has 10 to 30 branches, having a battery-operated pruner is a great idea. The purchase was a bit stressful, but I survived it. I went to a local big-box store where they had them in stock and bought their very last pruner. The box contained…

  • Cuttings Everywhere!

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    These are the cuttings I am currently rooting at home. I use 15 Starbucks venti cups, and each cup has four cuttings being rooted in water. Not to mention Mario Fabrizi, who has his very own grande Starbucks cup. I change the water daily, and I try to handle them as little as possible. Please…

  • My YouTube Channel

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    Just in case you haven’t noticed, I have a YouTube channel where I post videos and shorts very often about figs, Greek recipes, and the Greek language, among other topics. As of today, November 18, 2024, I have 1,720 followers. I created the channel on Jan. 9, 2013, but it remained dormant and unused for…

  • My Philosophy on Removing the Apical/Terminal Bud

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    The apical bud of a fig tree is the growth tip responsible for producing new growth and elongating the plant. It is common practice to remove, cut, or pinch this bud to encourage earlier harvests and increased branching. While the apical bud is a type of terminal bud, not all terminal buds are apical buds.…

  • Introducing Mario Fabrizi

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    Evan Panagiotopoulos

    About three weeks ago, I began rooting a tiny cutting from a large fig tree that I ‘inherited’ from a family in Brewster, NY. The cutting was very thin—so thin that I initially tossed it onto the compost pile. But then I decided to give it a chance. Normally, I root thicker fig cuttings because…