I am trying to help customers of mine understand what they are buying.
Most fig cuttings are taken from dormant trees, but some cuttings, when taken during the summer, are green and come from trees that are not dormant. At this stage the cutting doesn’t have any roots and its bark is smooth.
At this point, you use a method to root the cutting. Once rooted, the bottom of the cutting will develop roots—tiny, small, or larger. Interestingly, the roots of a cutting rooted in a fig pop method look quite different from those of a cutting rooted in water.
Now your cutting has roots, but in many cases, it may not yet have top growth, such as leaves or branches. Occasionally, it may even start growing tiny fruit.
The next stage involves up-potting the rooted cutting. From this point forward, it’s no longer just a cutting; it has officially begun its journey as a young fig tree.
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Keep on rootin’ and happy growing!
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