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Following Taverna78's recommendations and directions I successfully harvested 20+ suckers which are now growing in their respective 1-5 gallon pots. I thought the tree was of value to us Northern Figgers because the neighbors spoke of the huge volume, in the thousands, of dark sweet figs. The tree had been abandoned and not protected for the past two years. It survived two brutal winters of sub-zero temps for long periods of time. The cutting was brought from Calabria, Italy in the vest pocket of it's owner. He is not able to care for his property, so a friend and I (with permission) went suckering.
The suckers/trees new leaf growth 5 days ago on stalks ranging in size from 3" to 3 feet. They were cut from the mother plant 4 weeks ago. All told there were 4 trees clumped together. That success rate is just remarkable. All thanks goes to Taverna78.
Mike......Thank you very much for your valued instructions, you were on the money. 100% of the suckers are taking. I even planted roots alone and they too are showing new green growth.
The suckers/trees new leaf growth 5 days ago on stalks ranging in size from 3" to 3 feet. They were cut from the mother plant 4 weeks ago. All told there were 4 trees clumped together. That success rate is just remarkable. All thanks goes to Taverna78.
Mike......Thank you very much for your valued instructions, you were on the money. 100% of the suckers are taking. I even planted roots alone and they too are showing new green growth.
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