Tag: rooting fig cuttings
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Rooting Figs: What a difference a day makes…
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The late Dinah Washington sang the song What a Difference a Day Makes and won the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Performance. As I gazed at the roots of this Red Lebanese rooted cutting, I couldn’t help but start singing that song. The two images below are screenshots captured from my cellphone.…
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Rooting Figs in Water
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Not too long ago, I was gifted two White Kadota fig cuttings, and I decided to root them using the water cup method. I tend to favor this approach, especially when working with thicker cuttings, as I’ve had great success with it over the years. One common challenge many fig growers face with this method…
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Cutting Development Stages
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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…
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My Newest Acquisition: Pastilliere
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Good golly, Miss Molly! Look at the first cutting—just look at it! It’s HUGE! This is the thickest cutting I’ve ever purchased. There was a tiny fracture at the bottom, but I trimmed it with my pruners. I washed them with cold water and dish soap, then brushed them with a toothbrush. I added a…
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Pruned a Neighbor’s Fig Tree
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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…
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Introducing Mario Fabrizi
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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…