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How long will it take for a rooted cutting to fruit?

Depends on the variety and the cuttings.  Out of 30+ cuttings, I've had 3 try to grow tiny figs that I had to pinch off: VdeB, Jurupa, and Desert King.  I imagine they'll be quick to fruit once I let them go.

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Depends on the time of year when it rooted but anywhere from a few months  to maybe several years. Kathleen's Black is a notable example of a variety taking sometimes 3 years to produce, according to a lot of people on F4F.

Because first year fruits aren't usually that great, I always remove all but one of the fruit from a first year tree, just so I know whether the variety resembles what I'm expecting.

Hi Jo-Ann,

Based on my experience, if I root a cutting in early spring, I tend to get fruit the following year.  So, in general, a year and a half from a cutting.


  As has been stated, it really is as variable as how many times you will see the color blue within the next hour...      I have literally had a 1.5" long, pencil's diameter cutting put out two fruit, two weeks after beginning to root.

   This Black Madeira is four times the diameter that that cutting was.  It was dormant prior to grafting it six days ago, and it started swelling the fig yesterday.  I'll remove it to put it's energy into growing, but it's just to show that there isn't really a limit on their time frames. 

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My LSU Hollier was the fastest to bear a real crop.  In second full  season, actually 3 yrs old,  it grew to 5+ feet and produced 20-25 figs.  Great fig!

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