What do you do with all those extra rooted cuttings that can't be given away?

Very nice. Lovely plants too. When did you start the orginal cuttings?

Did you mound your soil, or is that just deep mulch? How far apart did you plant them?

Sorry for all the questions - fig hedge is one of the things I'm looking forward to trying too. :)

Please keep us posted how it goes. Thanks. Gina.

Beautiful hedge.  Our's  is still in progress.

Looking forward to your answers to Gina's questions.

Everything looks excellent but those big trees near your hedge. One problem is shade and the other is suppressing effect of the roots (pine roots are especially bad).

Gina, all are 2011-2012 winter cuttings. Most are unique; a few are repeaters.

They are planted in slightly mounded soil 3 feet apart but heavily mulched.

The fig hedge is 100 feet long and located next to a row of pine trees. They get full sun from dawn until early afternoon. I will eventually have 1 or 2 more parallel rows 10-15 feet away.

Dave, we would love to see pics of your hedge in progress.

Boris, I'm not worried about the shade. I found out the hard way here in Florida, some plants do better in partial sun. My tomatoes and peppers doubled production and produce longer once I made the change to partial sun..

As for the allelopathic effect of the pine trees...we shall see. I would actually welcome a certain degree of stunting since the trees in the hedge are so close together.I was planning on pruning the trees severely anyway... 

It is the start of the experiment.At least I am getting some solace from the existential crisis of having too many rooted cuttings.

Frank

maybe i'll do that on my backyard and see our lawn nazi going nuts over it. they are already giving grief about bare spots on my lawn.

pete

Love your beautiful dog, Frank. The hedge is a wonderful idea and the fig trees look very healthy! I'm curious about the partial sun part. now What would be the ideal temperature or weather for fig trees? Does that mean semi-shade for areas where it often gets very hot, for instance, in the 90s and higher? Fig fruits I read from the forum need lots of heat to ripen but it can't be too hot or they will not taste as flavorful?

That's it.  Florida here I come.

I am with Boris about them pine trees...
I do not have any (pines), but from my last place of work;
I had observed that practicbly nothing grows under
them (or very close), not even weeds!
Not sure it it just the year long shade they produce,
or more likely, some growth-inhibiting toxin they produce.
To be on the safe side, maybe the whole row needs
to be moved 10-20 further away from the pine trees.
Yes, it will be a (just in time) set back for both human and fig...

Thanks. Bella is a sweetheart. She chases off the birds for me and helps fertilize the figs. :))

Partial sun in a hot state like Florida seems to benefit many of my plants. My most productive figs are situated in areas that receive partial sun (full sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon). I am sure that is not the case up north.

George, I think it depends on the specific type of pine and climate. 

I wish that were the case so that I wouldn't have to do a lot of maintenance. Just behind the newly planted fig hedge are three long rows of pine trees. Between the rows, it is a jungle of pecan trees, wild grapes, oaks etc all planted by birds. The relatively clear area you see in the front is from mowing every week or two. I even spray the area with roundup.  It took me a week to clear the hedge area of trees, shrubs, ferns etc. No suppression here.  

Frank If you end up with an Alma just keep it company and when I come over I'll take it off your hands!

I think the Pines of the South do not have the same negative effect as their brethren from up North. Blueberries like growing in the shade of Pines as do blackberries.

I've got you covered, Charles.

Frank,
Hellacious hedge! I will help you get it to 100 yards

The first of 3 hedges is now completed! 

100 feet with a total 33 fig treelets.

The last 7 trees came from this year's UC Davis collection.

So far they look great. Some even have figlets. We shall see.

You should make a maze!  I would like to be lost in there.

Very nice, and even double labeled.

Nice tall ladder too..but isn't that being a bit optimistic at this early stage of growth?  ;)

Nice set up Frank.
Hope we see more pics as they progress throughout the season.

FMD are you useing that ladder to make a tree house to sit in and eat them figs when they start producing ?  rofl.

Very nice setup !

Thanks, all. More pictures will definitely follow. 

The ladder...

...what can I say about the ladder. I used it to climb the pine trees 10-15 feet to cut some of the branches  in preparation for the hedge. Nearly slipped too. How embarrassing would that have been? The things we do for our figs!

You've got THAT right...

JD (Jimmie) asked if I wanted to take some mature trees off his hands, for the hedge. After some arm-twisting, I agreed to accept. Man, does he owe me big now. 

All kidding aside, Thanks Jimmie. I nominate you as one of the top F4F members in terms of generosity.

Fantastic hedge, wish I had the room for one of my own.

Frank... that looks very promising, you can train them a la 'espalier'.