Hello fellow fig-lovers! In response to the requests of many fig enthusiasts, here is the link to a short video I shot the other day to show/prove a few things to different people according to their interests in asking me to do this.

Just to clarify, my Galicia Negra tree is about 4 feet tall and is in bush form. This form suits my goals the best as it gives me lots of branches to work with. My Martinenca Rimada, on the other had, I hesitated pruning in the beginning and that is why you see a much taller rather than wider stature. It is about 6 feet tall. 

I'm not exactly sure why some are so surprised how I was able to produce lots of air layers out of my Galicia Negra, in particular. Is the climate? Soil? Care? I have always treated my trees with the utmost care and maybe that's why?

Being in the natural health field, my personal opinion is that nature flourishes best when any form of it is treated naturally. In the case of fig trees, I only use organic fertilizers (Espoma Citrus Tone and bird droppings). I do not let my lawn guy get anywhere close to my backyard because I do not want any chemical residues around my beloved fruit trees.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. If you have any doubts or suspicions about anything that I do, please still feel free to ask. 

Very nice fig trees! Very rare indeed.

Thanks!

It looks pretty warm there, but your trees are staying dormant. Hiw cold is it getting at night?

For the past few weeks, it's been around 40s to 50s at night. There's also been some frost every couple or weeks or so.

Ok cool, shouldn't be too long before they start budding out! Do the roots grown on the airlayers even though the trees are dormant?

No, not much root action going on. The air layers were put on too late last year...lesson learned.

Nice video Ryan. You have a way with the air layer process that looks very impressive. I wish you the very best with your growing and sales.

Thank you, Waynea, for your kind words!

Nice plants.  I find that a/ls left over winter root very fast in the Spring.  Keep pumping them out.  The way prices are going I won't be able to afford one until 2040.    :)

That is very nice to hear, sir!

Very nice Ryan, hopefully one of those air layers will have my address on it one day. Thanks for posting the video.

Very nice Ryan!!! 
You can send one to my address too!!

Nice job, Ryan!  I like how you get multiple air layers on a branch!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Ryan, your trees are larger than I expected.  Do you girdle your branches before you place the airlayer soil/media around the branch?  In your climate, do you need to water the media very often?

very nice video Ryan.
great looking plants you have there. they look strong and healthy!
i need some help (info) with the airlayer, as well.
if you girdle the branches and leave the airlayrs on for a long time, do you not risk trunk decay and rot?
please help me out with this one, because i am normally scared of doing it for that reason.
thanks for your help and info.

Hershell and Willofig, you never know :-)

Jon and Joe, thanks!

Harvey and Andreas, I find that girdling is not necessary for my application because the whole set-up isn't very heavy and also because the air layers aren't usually on the tree very long. It only takes 3 weeks in Summer for air layers to root in my climate. I simply use a cotton string at the bottom and top openings of the bag which I tie tightly. I like cotton for its better friction which prevents loosening of strings over time. This helps prevent rain water from getting in as well as drying out of the soil media.

As long as my media is just right, I won't usually find any decay. I've had several branches flop over after a windy spell and with a little investigation, that is when I realized that low-friction strings loosen over time which then allow rain water to get in. A couple of weeks of "wet" soil rots the branch enough and a little wind will expose the weak link.

I like to use those air-filled plastic cushions that are used in shipping merchandise. I simply open both ends, slide it over a branch, tie the bottom, fill with media, tie the top, and cover with foil. For bigger branches, I've had to order 4x4x9 bags (I could be an inch off somewhere but you get the idea).

I hope I explained it clearly.

thank you Ryan.
i never girdle as well.i have the top open and treat it like a potted plant.
again thanks for the info and the great video

Glad to see them doing great for you. thanks for sharing. 

Thank you for sharing them with me, Bass!

" A picture is worth a 1000 words " great job 

Thanks, Dave!

Ryan, what do you use for media?