These cuttings were a gift from @drivewaygardener, Kerry Sullivan.  Thanks Kerry.

From left to right: Hardy Chicago, Natalina, Florea, Ronde de Bordeaux, Red Latarulla.  Most of them are within two days of one month in rooting medium, and the four on the right show signs of growth with new leaves, or buds.  The one on the left has a brown tip, and I'm guessing it won't make it.

I don't see roots in the cups in any of them, but do you think they have rooted after this amount of time?  How can I tell if they do have roots?  Should I remove them from the cups and pot them up in larger pots?  Should I remove the tops from the cups.  Thanks for your help.

My only suggestion is .
If its not broke dont try and fix it.
I would leave them be and if all goes well you will eventually see roots .
Just my opinion.

Hi Andrew ,
Those greenwood cuttings were part of my first attempt of this type of propagation. I wouldn't have thought to try it ,except after reading about it on this forum I figured I would give it a shot. The ones you have at this point look better than most of mine and I think my mistake was using a potting mix that didn't have enough perlite (probably should have been 50/50  perlite/potting mix) Also , for green wood growth there is new and really new wood and too many of mine were really new wood.
I agree with Martin , I am just waiting to see roots , otherwise leaving them alone.
We can still trade hardwood cuttings this Fall/Winter , I was just hoping the greenwood cuttings might give you a head start with those varieties.
Best,
Kerry
drivewayfarmer
Z5 NH

Dieseler: you give sound advice, and I'll take it.  Thanks.

Kerry:  your attempt is successful in my opinion.  The cuttings are doing well in the shade of my front porch, and I'll just wait and see.  My elderberry scions, however, are still not showing much root activity.

Andrew--I took an overly-vigorous branch off a potted fig the other day and am trying to root it. It's all growth from this year, but at the base it looks about like a last-year's cutting. I removed all of the leaves and put it in a set-up similar to yours, using a couple of 2-liter soda bottles for the pot and "greenhouse". The point is, that even though I had removed the leaves, it's already shooting out new ones--and I know it hasn't had time to grow roots yet. If the leaves on your cuttings' start to outgrow their cups then you might want to replace them with bigger cups or soda bottles, but I wouldn't repot till you see plenty of roots. I killed a few cuttings this year by trying to rush things.

The point of the clear cups is to answer that exact question. If you don't see roots, the roots aren't there. In very, very, very rare instances the the roots are short and do not touch the side of the cups, and thus not seen, but that might be 1 in a thousand. Leaves and roots are not related.  See

 

Jon: I should have realized roots and leave were unrelated, as my elderberry scions are growing leave without roots yet forming.  I'll keep the fig cuttings as they are and watch for roots to show on the sides of the cup.

Tom: You must be fairly close to Joe Morle' in Roslindale?  Have you visited his nursery?

Ken: I'm saving my pop bottles from now on.