Last October, I rooted over a dozen fig cuttings and transplanted 2 healthy fig plants in my backyard.  Both grew to over 8 feet tall and are already bearing fruits.  In fact, I just picked about half dozen ripe figs off of these fig trees last night. 

This morning, I woke up to a devastating trail of carnage left behind by the Santa Ana winds.  Santa Ana picked up overnight reaching speed of 50 to 60 mph and reduced one of the fig tree to a stump.  I had stakes to support the trees but it didn't help as they also got blown down from the stress the wind put on the trees.  Both my wife and I ran out to the backyard and manage to at least save one of the fig tree but barely.  Wind was so strong that the top of the fig tree was almost touching the ground.

I didn't think I would feel this way about a tree but it makes me so sad to see the tree laying there on the ground with most some of its branches broken off. *sigh*

Anyone else's tree in So Cal getting affected by the Santa Ana wind?

Sorry to hear that.  I hope they bounce back for you.

That's so awful...

That is very sad.  I hope you can still at least take a few cuttings and save them.

Sorry to hear Kevin, it's normal to feel this way my friend. You lost something you hold dear over night... I'm sure they will come back though. Best of luck and be safe.

sorry to hear that. I hope they bounce back for you.

If you have limbs that broke off completely, they might be good for cuttings.

Good Luck.

Thank you all for your kind words.  After clearing out the debris and assess the condition of the tree, I am now also sure that the trees will bounce back.  Root is mainly intact so I will just let it grow into a bush instead of a tree as I originally intended.

Is it possible to use any of the wood for cuttings even though they are all less than a year old?

Yes,they would still root and maybe better than dormant cuttings. If they are still green, there are several posts on rooting green cuttings.

Sorry to hear about the damage. Since they have a larger root system than they did when you first planted them, you may be pleasantly surprised at how quickly they bounce back and how much new growth they put on in the next year.

We live just south of Ontario along the I-15 right in the path of the Santa Ana wind coming in from the mountain north of us.  My second fig tree got taken down by the wind as well this afternoon while I was at work.  Main trunk broke right off at about 3 feet above ground.  A couple offshoot branches survived but are all twisted up by the wind. 

On the bright side, I got plenty of cuttings to start new trees now.

Hi kevint8,
Do put stakes to those young stems and tie them.
The problem is that the leaves take all the wind and tear the stems away. So tie the stems, so that only the leaves may get crushed in the wind.