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green/semi green cuttings can i store?!

I just recently got these, I putt them in a freezer bag and threw them in the fridge, after a few hours I thought to myself, um those are mostly green ugh oh. Now my question is can I store these for a few months or should they be started ASAP?

thank you everyone!

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I have only 2 years experience rooting cuttings but I believe that green cuttings are more likely to mold when stored for very long.  I know I had a couple like that last year that I tried to store for 2 months until I had time to root them, and as soon as I put them into perlite with a minimum of moisture they rotted (while hard wood cuttings did just fine in the same media)

You can store them for up to a year, but make sure don't add anything moist to them. remove any left over stems. place in a tight zip lock and keep it cold in upper 30's. 

I would root the two on the left as they are very tender but one on right can be stored

thanks for the input everyone, still kind of confused on what to do with the different answers lol. 

Ed,
It sounds like a "hard wood" cutting is a better choice for storing.  Is that what you are saying?  How long will it keep in a cold, stored container?

As Bass said above (he is much more experienced than I), cuttings can be stored a year or more.  I rooted some once that were a year old.  But I have read other's experience that said the same as mine, green cuttings don't store as well.  I do not yet know how to tell if the wood is mature enough to store for long.

Thanks, Ed  Yeah, I don't know enough to know when the wood is mature...I think that's really my question too.

I have to say, the ones on the left look rather shriveled and will probably dry out if they're not already. If the cutting is healthy enough it will store. i once had some cuttings I forgot about 3 years in the corner of my fridge. I was able to get them to root successfully. 

Root them all and store them as trees ; )

Thanks Bass, maybe I'll root the two and store the third. Just wasn't ready for them yet, when I received them they were wrapped in wet newspaper, so i don't know if they're reacting to being shipped. wishing they were hard wood at this point.

Fig pig I wouldn't have a problem, I just don't have my setup ready I still need a heat mat

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