Hi fellas, yesterday I had lunch at a little sandwich shop called Bill and Ruth's,it is ran by a man from Jordan,and owned by a man from Syria.they were taking a break at the table across from me so I struck up a conversation by asking about figs.They were all smiles telling me about the figs that grow in their countries. Mike the guy from Jordan , bragged about the figs from his country were the size of baseballs.we talked for half an hour, Then Sammy,the guy from Syria, told me about an empty house down the street that has two huge fig trees( bushes) he actually took me there and we pulled up several large branches with differing amounts of roots on them which I've already potted up. I would appreciate any advice on how to ensure they ll grow.I know they are not BTs but don't know what they are hopefully I'll get some fruit and be able to ID them.Anyway ,just thought it was a cool story to share, I'll post pics asap. And Mike said he would try to get me some Jordanian fig cuttings .

The ones I got today are about four feet tall and almost as wide. they had a foot long stem full of roots on them. will they live if I just pot them up and water them in? (which I did) The leaves are already drooping .

Brebabob--That's an awful lot of foliage to be supported by such a small root system, but it's possible your plants will pull through with some extra care right now in the form of shade and high humidity. You might also consider snipping off some of the leaves to get a better balance between foliage and roots--the reason the plants are drooping is because they're not able to take up water through the roots fast enough to replace what is being lost through the leaves. Rigging up a "tent" from a plastic bag will raise the humidity, but use some sticks inside to prop up the plastic and hold it away from your leaves. Even if all the leaves wilt and die, don't give up hope, because there's a very good chance that new leaves will soon appear.

Alan--Bass says he uses rooting hormone powder for softwood fig cuttings:

Thanks for the feedback guys, Sounds like trimming about half of the stems and foliage would be prudent. so I'll do that asap.

Personally, I wouldn't trim the stems, just the older leaves, keeping a few of the younger ones near the branch tips. The stems won't transpire much if any moisture, and they actually contain quite a bit of stored energy which will help the tree recover. Snip the older leaves but leave the leaf stems, or petioles, in place; they will drop off on their own before long. Good luck!

I would trim it down and concentrate on the roots for now. I would cut it down to less than half the size and trim the leaves off.
Plant in a good draining mix.
Let it build a good root system.

No root hormone. I will not use it on edibles. Just my opinion.

no rooting hormone!  the stuff is basically acid and is intended to INSPIRE roots on non-rooted wood.  it is not intended to be used directly on roots. there are plenty of "root stimulator" fertilizers out there to choose from, one that I always used is (or was) made by Peter's.

keep them in shade.  Trim off most of the leaves, leave less than a half dozen on.  keep them in the shade for a few weeks before gradually acclimating them to sun.

It's just shock they will come back and Jason is right No Hormone unless you like fig wood mush.