Thanks Chuck!

Pino, I have left suckers grow this year only for air layers.
Now is when I start air layering. I will bring in some after rooting to grow
for the winter under my lights, then transplant into my orchard in march.
Some varieties 1 is never enough.


Doug

Start them now, and keep in a shady spot for a few weeks. Also, I can help to cut the leaves in half. That will help make up for the loss of root mass until new roots catch up.

Hi Pino,
You can remove when you want.
But, the success rate depends on the age of the wood of the sucker.
It is easier to remove and keep alive a sucker made of one year old wood.
With all-green suckers you can still do it. But the risk of loosing them is higher especially if you're in a heat-wave.
It is up to you to judge what is best for you .

I have few long suckers in my fig tree, They are 3 Ft long, I cut them down to 9 inches long, I put all green tips in water with very small MG fertilizer, and cuttings in jar and cover it with plastic bag with air pump with air stone under water, It has been 4 days now, Can Anyone tell me that it is root initial?

     

Thanks all,
Yes I too was thinking it may be better to wait until they are lignified.

Ricky, Nice job on those green cuttings! 
They sure look like root initials to me too.

Is it better to plant them in soil mix now and keep in humidity bin rather then let them form roots in water which don't transition well to soil?

Thanks Pino and Chuck to confirm that it is roots initals.

My friend told me that he rooted his green cuttings last year in water like this in 7 days, I am trying to confirm that it works or not.

I will put them in soil/coir/Promix mix in next few days.

I have many suckers on other fig trees, I will wait till early spring time, and air-laying them, very easy at that time.