There was a topic about my figs started from the dried Black Mission figs I purchased at a Trader Joe’s: 

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/black-mission-tj-6365753?pid=1280625571#post1280625571


But I decided to start a new thread since it is a new chapter now!
One of my seedlings got a fig!!! I do not know obviously if it is a capri or a common.
I was just happy to see a tiny figlet.

As the title says, this tree was a seed 18 months ago. It is about 7 ft whip with a HD bucket.

Enjoy!
 

Igor, I love that you were able to grow it from seed. if you want some side branches, just lean it on an angle for a little while. It looks beautiful.  I am crossing my fingers that it will turn into a good fig.  I have a marvelous looking Lebanese that has the most incredible red veins and stems.   I am hoping it fruits some day...

That is really cool. Good luck with it.

Ryan,
Thank you!

Grasa,
Thank you for a suggestion! I will probably leave the tree where it is now since it seems to like it there.
And later I might push it for more branches, I still have time until December.

Take care of your Lebanese seedling, I may ask for a cutting if mine is a capri :)

Hi Greenfig,
Nice tree for a seedling. My bigger seedling is 25 cm of height - they were started on december 2013 - 8 months .
My biggest challenge with them is not to sun-burn the leaves - and man, that's hard !
They are for this reason still all inside ... Let's see what comes out . I need to update my post on "the fig pollination myth kill " .
"Those ladies don't need a male to make viable seeds !" - They are ugly :P .
But we fig-tree growers know about that ! If not try to translate "parthenocarpic" ... what an ugly word !

might end up being the next best thing. you never know so please keep us posted.

This is really nice to know, I have several that are turning a year old, keep us posted, very encouraging.

Congratulations on a successful seedling fig.  Protect that fig from birds, let it ripen, take photos of it... you know the drill.  Be sure to post the outcome!

Fun thread!

Suzi

Thank you everyone!
I will post the updates for sure.

jdsfrance,
I am sure my SoCal sun is stronger than yours and I kept my seedlings outside from the very early days.
They grow very fast, if you put it in some partial shade first and later in the sun, the fig love it.
Yes, some leaves may fall off but the new ones appear in no time.
Just give it a good dose of the fertilizer.

Good job, Igor.  I have a lot of seedlings but haven't given them enough attention to maximize growth from them.

Remember my post from earlier - according to the fig breeder, the tree will not fruit below 4-5'.  You may want to airlayer the top unless you like using ladders. :)

Yeap, Harvey! That is why the fig is so tall, I gave it the freedom to grow up.
If the fruit is good, I will have to airlayer the top for sure.

Congrats, Igor! You'll have to keep us posted on the figlet.  I have a Black Mission fig, but it's no where near the height of this skyscraper!  What kind of fertilizer are you feeding it?

Nate,

The seedings are naturally monster growers :)
Very little fert on my size, with my regular fig fertilizer schedule, this one would be 20 ft easily.
I, actually, pinched its top 2 months ago to encourage the branching.

Greenfig,
Thanks for posting this update.
Did you purposely remove the leaves on the lower main stem of the tree?
I'm currently growing a seedling and am planning to prune away the suckers and branches at the base this weekend since its being grown as a single stem tree, following the advise posted by Harvey C., http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1282887949&postcount=17 . The Seedling is over a year old but it has leaves and suckers growing everywhere.

Pete,

My seedling has not had any suckers, it was growing as a single stem from the day 1.
I have 10 more seedlings from different varieties in 3 gal pots from this year, and they all have different growing habits.
Some are pushing a lot of suckers and some are single stem.

About your question.
This is the seconds season for this tree. When it woke up from the dormancy, only the end of the branches were sprouting the leaves. The lower main stem had only 2 little branches that I trimmed off, no single leaves. I just wanted to send all the energy into the top growth with some upper branching. 
So, the leaves on the lower main stem was not an issue for me.

Good luck with yours! They really like the bright hot sun and lots of moisture in the soil.

Greenfig,
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks and Good luck with yours also.
Its currently growing in full sun in a SIP.
My observation of tissue cultured fig trees is that if its transplanted into a new pot higher than the soil line then there will be few if any suckers, but if it is transplanted lower (below the soil line) than it was previously growing, then there will be multiple suckers.
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Thanks, Pete!

My observation is similar to yours, I try to keep the soil line the same throughout the fig’s life if I want to maintain a single stem tree.

Your seedling looks beautiful! Those are the first season leaves, I believe that starting from the seconds year, the leaves would look slightly different.
Although, comparing the leaves from seedlings of Panachee, Unk. Pastiliere, 184-15, Black Mission, Unk. Union Berry, VdB, you can tell they are different. They remind me their parent’s leaves.

Greenfig,
Thanks.
This is its 2nd leaf. The seedling is an Iranian Wild Mountain Fig and was started by Bass last year. Its 1st leaves were mostly entire (unlobed) leaves.

This is a photo update of the fig in the post #1 .
It is still growing!  Wow, I am excited!

 

Congratulations!  I hope it's the best fig you've ever tasted!

Hopefully all goes well and it ripens for you. You'll have to keep an eye out for squirrels and birds. It might be a good idea to put an organza bag on it soon. It'd be a bummer to grow it this far only to lose it to a tree rat.

Thanks Bob and Tony!
I was thinking about the protection just a minute ago! I was thinking to make a cage out of some metal mesh. 
The organza bags are not good enough, unfortunately.

I enlarged the fig photo and looks more beautiful like that.

Igor,
I've long admired what you've done with your seedlings & now I'm very excited for you to see you have a fig growing - Keep up the great work :)

Wow! Do you see what I see??? 
It is going to be a family with many babies :)

 

Looking real good, Igor. Congrats!