I've gone through some of the cuttings I have had in the fridge since winter, maybe some were before Christmas. 

My observations, although very un-scientific found cuttings in different conditions. 

1. Some are in plastic wrap only - They appear to be in great condition!!

2. Some are in plastic bag with moist paper towel - Well.......  they are not in great condition!  The cuttings molded and were slimy.  Ewww!

3. Some are in plastic bag with barely damp paper towel -  The towel has mold spots but the cuttings look great!

So far it appears to be a better choice to store them wrapped in plastic wrap or just a plastic bag with very little moisture if any. The cuttings in great condition have some green showing through the bark, have swelled buds, terminal buds are swelled and generally look as though I just received them.

I guess time will tell as I start the rooting process and see how they do. 

Jo-Ann,
My experience has been similar to yours.
Last year (summer) I was storing cuttings with added moisture, they actually deteriorated quickly. I then started adding 1 -2 table spoons of dry Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss (Shredded) in each gallon bag. Most of the cuttings (99%) have survived and I've had very little problems with mold during rooting. The moss idea is thanks to member "rcantor" (Bob C.).
The moss does several things, including absorbing the moisture from freshly cut branches, and holding it it the sealed plastic bag, preventing mold, without it mold becomes an issue within a few months. The viability of stored cuttings taken in October 2012 has not decreased, and they are almost as "plump" as when they were cut from the trees.

<edit> I also sealed several varieties with candle wax, and have reported on those successes. With or without wax sealed ends, the sphagnum moss helps to keep the cuttings viable for a longer period of time.

past winter, i was looking for storage solution since i wasn't sure about rooting in winter. i went ahead and rooted the cuttings anyway. but from what i have read, the best solution for curring storage was to dip both end in wax, wrap it in plastic wrap, and store in veggie storage bin in the fridge. that will prevent moisture lose. i think it was first posted by leon. at this point, i think i got the hang of winter rooting.. but there are so much that can go wrong...

This is great information ! I haven't stored any cuttings as yet , but wondered how long they'd stay viable and what the best way to store any would be. Thanks .

I had received a number of cuttings, different varieties, individually tightly wrapped in saran wrap which I stored in veges compartment in the fridge. About one year later they seemed fresh and viable and rooted well.
It takes some work but it surely keeps cuttings viable for a long time. If the cuttings are washed first then they need to be dried up to removed surface moisture before wrapping.
I am currently rooting cuttings that I had wrapped this way last November and they look good.

if there was no gnats,my sticks grow roots,sometimes too many...inside of newspaper moist, perlite, moss, you name it, but soon those evil creatures find them... they become food.

what has helped me a bit was to put the semi eaten by gnats in the same pot that has new planted, for some reason, gnats continue working on the already dead ones, and leave the new alone, given it time to get strong. it seems the rooting is 100%dependent of the hungry gnats. not fair!

Please see post #4 from Axier on this thread:

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Storing-Cuttings-3295179?highlight=grafting

I have used this method with great success to store cuttings for at least 4 months in the 'fridge.

Steve

Oh to live in a perfect world! 

The storage for this length of time was not intended.  I HAD about 6 plastic tote boxes with cuttings I HAD started to root back in late Jan early Feb.  With Glenn having his health issues and getting the puppy AND going to work I just lost fig/garden momentum, just didn't have enough time.

I am SO glad I didn't try to root everything at the same time ;)  If I had, I wouldn't have my unscientific observations to share or cuttings to root!

I had many cuttings I wasn't sure would grow.  2/3rds of them rooted in 3 weeks (2 scratches to expose cambium on either side of the bottom segment with clonex painted on each), almost all of those have leaves as well.  Of the rest almost all look like they're still viable.   

The cuttings wrapped tightly in plastic cling wrap looked better than those in ziplocks with sphagnum.  I didn't invent that technique but it's very efficient for large quantities of cuttings.