Monday, January 9, 2012

How to propagate fig trees?

we have a fig tree in the back yard.i would like to have one also in front yard.can i propagate the one i have?thanks.

How to propagate fig trees?
Propagation

Figs can be propagated by suckers, layering, or cuttings. Suckers from the crown of the bush are not advisable because they will transfer nematodes from the roots of the mother bush. The easiest way to propagate figs is by stem cuttings.



First, collect six-inch to eight-inch terminal shoots of healthy one-year growth in late winter. Next, group the cuttings in bundles for callusing.

Invert the bundles in a callusing trench from mid-January to mid-April, covering the basal ends of the cuttings with approximately two to four inches of soil.

The callusing trench should be well-drained and weed free. After callusing, place the cuttings right side up in a propagation row.

Cuttings should be planted with one inch above the soil line and six inches below the soil line. They should be spaced six to 12 inches apart in the row. In just one year in the propagation row, the cuttings will develop roots and shoots can make 36 to 48 inches of growth. The small tree will be ready for transplanting during the dormant season.
Reply:take hardwood cuttings.

also check at soil level some figs send shoots out which may already have roots.

cut ,with roots attached and move.


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