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A few firsts and a new name

I had a few firsts in the fig foray this year. 
My first home grown fig:  .
(One of) my first grafts:
My first air layer:

My first attempt at a free-standing fig tree espalier: .  It's still a work in progress.

It's been a year since I went a little crazy with the fig cutting propagation.  I've learned a lot, and there's still a lot to learn.  A big thanks to the folks who share their knowledge, experience and cuttings here.  I couldn't have done it without you.

(I'll have to figure out how to or if it's possible to get a new name).
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That is quite a list of accomplishments.  Nicely done!
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Congratulations! In 2.5 years I've mostly experimented with propagation and collecting ;)

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You're doing great!
Grafting figs and air layering can be challenging as I have found out.  

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Thanks, Casey.  I have a lot of fun playing around with plants.

Devlsgrow, you should give grafting a try.  So far all of my plants are in pots.  I'm looking forward to picking two varieties from the same plant.
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Originally Posted by VeryNew2Figs
Thanks, Casey.  I have a lot of fun playing around with plants.

Devlsgrow, you should give grafting a try.  So far all of my plants are in pots.  I'm looking forward to picking two varieties from the same plant.

Awesome job. You really did well. Keep your name if you change it we wont realize who you are. Who knows,we might meet up at one of our yearly fig gatherings. They are a blast meeting everyone you been talking to and about ;-)
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My plan is to grow and test and enjoy doing so, but when I get varieties that I have too much loss or I just don't like I will cut the tree back to share with F4F and graft onto it with something I know I want more of. Why waste a 5-25 gallon root ball? Anything grafted a full rootstock like that will start producing in a season or two. Its all about the roots.
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My plan is to grow and test and enjoy doing so, but when I get varieties that I have too much loss or I just don't like I will cut the tree back to share with F4F and graft onto it with something I know I want more of. Why waste a 5-25 gallon root ball? Anything grafted a full rootstock like that will start producing in a season or two. Its all about the roots.

Sound like a good way to get rid of the double variety trees i gave and not loose time invested. How far to cut back tree and when. I have successfully grafted trees in pots but my in ground fig field has two to three year old trees that are of the same variety.

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About the name.  My grandmother stayed 39 for about 40+ years.  I guess I'll be VeryNew2Figs for ever ;-)    I wouldn't want people to not know who I was.

Good plan to save the root (Devlsgro) and the time invested (Richie).  Something else to look forward to next year.
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Sound like a good way to get rid of the double variety trees i gave and not loose time invested. How far to cut back tree and when. I have successfully grafted trees in pots but my in ground fig field has two to three year old trees that are of the same variety.


I guess that would depend on the size of the tree?  If it has a nice shape you can graft to each of the 3-5 branches removing everything past the graft, for this I would use a cleft graft.  If it branches out pretty low you can stump it and slip scions under the bark there, if the trunk is large enough you can put 3 or 4 scions under; this is a bark graft.   I have seen this done with nut trees. If I remember well grafts work best in spring because the bark is splitting and the sap is pumping.  I have also seen (with citrus but I'm sure it would work for figs) people do T-bud grafts below where the tree starts to branch, after the grafted branch becomes very strong they cut the old top and train the new grafted branch to become the too.  I'm not certain if fig trees accept t-bud grafts, I have seen chip grafting done successfully here though and i'm pretty certain it is a similar graft.  I would stay away from Whip and Tongue grafts and Splice grafts, they are harder to manage.  If it were me I would try cleft grafting or bark grafting.  I think the technical term for bark grafting is crown grafting.  There is a citrus guy I know that has high success using cleft grafts on citrus with black electrical tape, its pretty cool stuff.
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My first graft was a whip graft. I didn't know you were supposed to do a tongue. It was an ischia green. It sent out two branches below the graft, which i kept. I also bought that grafting tool off eBay for about twelve bucks. All the grafts didn't take, but my tree with the best looking graft site I used that tool.
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Congratulations!  I hope to get to your accomplishment level in the next two years.

Tad
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