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bigfig

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Posted 1419114330	Reply with quote #1

hello everyone,got my first 2 trees today ..really nice 4+feet . Lsu improved celeste and a Beall fig my question is can i leave them as they are till spring ? and the lsu broke a branch about 12 inches during shipping ,can i get 2 cutting from it ? Attached Images 1st_fig.jpg (4.89 KB, 46 views) __________________ Wish list :vasilika sika,,JH Adriaticand common french Joe New Jersey 6a

waynea

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Posted 1419115260	Reply with quote #2

Congrats Joe, nice trees, should be able to get two 6" cuttings with 3 nodes or more on each? I personally would leave them alone in your zone until spring then either up-pot or put them in the ground. Just my opinion but I am from Florida and I root, up-pot and put in the ground all year long.

COGardener

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Posted 1419115428	Reply with quote #3

I removed the plastic from the pots of JF&E figs, they will needed to be watered over the winter. One of mine arrived with a broken branch as well, it is currently rooting with other cuttings. Most people seem to like 3 or 4 nodes per cutting, I have a few with two and like Charlie some with one as well. I see no reason why it could not be cut in half.

bigfig

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Posted 1419115566	Reply with quote #4

thank you ,looks like 2 cutting, 1 with 3 nods 1 witgh 2 nods. __________________ Wish list :vasilika sika,,JH Adriaticand common french Joe New Jersey 6a

COGardener

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Posted 1419115746	Reply with quote #5

Perfect, good luck with the rooting. Congrats on the trees, they look great!

ChrisK

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Posted 1419116121	Reply with quote #6

Nice trees Joe congrats and hope they give you lots and lots of figgies! __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

Charlie

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Posted 1419117714	Reply with quote #7

Nice trees Joe :) __________________ Zone 7A ~ Fort Smith area Arkansas

Hershell

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Posted 1419118010	Reply with quote #8

Nice trees, your off to a good start. There's no going back now. __________________ Hershell Zone 8. Ray City, Ga.

bigfig

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Posted 1419118719	Reply with quote #9

I know there's no turning back ,soon i'll be like you guys ... and let me say ,If being like you guys is wrong, I don't want to be right. __________________ Wish list :vasilika sika,,JH Adriaticand common french Joe New Jersey 6a

dirtguy50

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Posted 1419118965	Reply with quote #10

Cool! __________________ No, your other left! Zone 6b, Keith in SW Wish List: Violette de Bordeaux & Marsilles Black VS

FiggyFrank

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Posted 1419123502	Reply with quote #11

Congrats, Joe. I hope you get to taste some figs from those trees next year. __________________ Frank zone 7a - VA

philos

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Posted 1419124151	Reply with quote #12

Hi Bigfig, Good feedback thus far from member. I would do as suggested by others here. Assure there is enough (3-4) nodes on each, and try to have 2. or at least 4 nodes in one, and then at least 2 on the other (if no more available). Then (some people may disagreee with me here, but it is what I have done) I would repot those to bigger pots (those look rather small form here) with out disturbing the root ball as it is right now... being gentle and moving to bigger pot. Then, of course, water it through the winter. Please check for further advice on watering, everyone seems to have different criteria as to how much and how often. I usually water once every 3 weeks during dormant months. Congratulations on the plants!!! Jerry __________________ Jerry - Zone 6B Westchester, New York. 2015 Wish List: Florea, White Greek, Italian 258, Galicia Negra and any M. Pons varieties.

cis4elk

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Posted 1419143582	Reply with quote #13

I plan on leaving mine as is until about March. I did cut the bag off at the top of the pot though, it arrived plenty moist but I imagine it will need a drink in 2-3 weeks. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

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