First, you need to identify the best branches for eventual rooting success.

Jan 20, Demo of rooting a fig cutting and then potting up a fully rooted cuttings 30 days later. Steps Fill a 6” x 12” plastic bag ¼ full with pre-moistened mix Author: Enlightenment Garden. Jun 11, Late in the dormant season, after the danger of frost is past, take fig cuttings from small branches that are two to three years old.

They should be about ½ to ¾ inches ( cm.) thick, about the width of your pinky, and inches ( cm.) long. The bottom end cut. Feb 19, Start your fig tree winter care by pruning your tree.

Prune away any branches that are weak, diseased or crossing other branches. Next, tie the branches together to create a column. If you need to, you can place a pole into the ground next to the fig tree and tie the branches to that.

Jul 23, For potted fig trees that spend the winter protected from freezes in your basement or garage, cuttings are best taken just before the tree wakes up in spring. This is because cuttings that are about to wake up are full of vigor and ready to root, and the overwinter protection means their leaf buds won’t have been killed by a freeze during the cold season. Feb 27, Take cuttings in winter Winter is the perfect time to start propagating figs. The plants are resting this time of the year.

If you cut your plants in late winter or spring, the figs Reviews: Dec 08, Propagation of figs is probably most easily accomplished using hardwood cuttings. Collect terminal cuttings (containing the top/end bud) about eight inches long in January and February.

Dipping the basal (cut) end in a rooting hormone (Homrodin 1 / Rootone / Dip-N-Grow) shortly after cutting will increase the percentage and uniformity of rooting.