I've been hearing many new folks are having trouble with rooting cuttings and I thought free cuttings might help some folks learn how to successfully propagate figs from cuttings.
I know it's probably something that many people have but my Hardy Chicago fig trees have been my workhorse figs.
They keep producing year after year no matter what the weather.
The short story behind this tree is that I inherited it from my sister in law's father. To winter protect this tree, he used to surround the mother tree (which was about 6-8 feet wide and high) with hay bales. Then stuff the hay bales with leaves and throw a big tarp over the whole tree. He had little or no dieback year after year.
I've been "vertically" burying the tree for the past two years and it has done well. It even survived the 100+ inches of snow we got last winter with no dieback. I was shocked when it just sprouted back last spring from the ends of the stems I had trimmed back.
So overall, a tasty fig that produces well, will survive the winter in-ground with protection.
Please PM me if you're interested. I probably have enough for at least 5 packages of 5+ cuttings each.
Here are some pictures of the cuttings, the leaves and fruit.
I know it's probably something that many people have but my Hardy Chicago fig trees have been my workhorse figs.
They keep producing year after year no matter what the weather.
The short story behind this tree is that I inherited it from my sister in law's father. To winter protect this tree, he used to surround the mother tree (which was about 6-8 feet wide and high) with hay bales. Then stuff the hay bales with leaves and throw a big tarp over the whole tree. He had little or no dieback year after year.
I've been "vertically" burying the tree for the past two years and it has done well. It even survived the 100+ inches of snow we got last winter with no dieback. I was shocked when it just sprouted back last spring from the ends of the stems I had trimmed back.
So overall, a tasty fig that produces well, will survive the winter in-ground with protection.
Please PM me if you're interested. I probably have enough for at least 5 packages of 5+ cuttings each.
Here are some pictures of the cuttings, the leaves and fruit.
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