Blue Giant on Adriatik:

I think it is success...  :)

I think it is one of the best reason: 6 varieties in 1 single plant:

Genious!   looks fantastic.. must be hot there...huh? I love you can see the callosing through the clear tape. Great Job.  thanks for sharing.    I wonder if it would be ok to do this grafting now while tree is going into dormancy.  Any thoughts?

what do you do to protect the new grafted branch from breaking (wind or heavy fruit load?)

@ Grasa: If from the beginning used the same size of branch, then the new grafted branch will strong enough and will not break.
Yes, In Indonesia just have 2 season, rainy and dry season, and I think fig is so comfort here. :)

when do you remove the plastic wrapping?  Do you tie something else for bracing or support?

I remove the plastic wrap after 1,5 - 2 months, depend on the progress of grafting.
So far, I do not use any support for the grafted branch (but I think it is better to use some support). :)

Very nice tutorial.  I may have to do that one day.  Thanks for showing how.

Cool Pic and Very clear tutorial of grafting technique , Bro Handa .
Thanks for sharing .

Salam ,
Zaitun

Check this thing out for grafting!

http://www.grafting-tool.com/magento/index.php/

I see some of this for as much as $90- the thin knife  method worked fine. I guess if you have a fig farm with thousands of trees, or become a professional grafter,  this would be a good gift to have

Man, that final plant looks awesome!  Imagine what one of those babies would fetch on E-bay.    

Imagine a:

Maltese Falcon
Ronde de Bordeaux
Atreano
Vista
Lebanese Red
Sals

all on one tree.  Something to dream about. 

Slingha,  I got that tool for my birthday!  Haven't used it yet, but next spring when things are growing crazy, I surely will use it!

Suzi

How about updating this handarius? Looks like an interesting method to me. Is it still going strong?

I wasn't a member this first time this aired.  Very nice.  I am really tempted to give it a shot.

I tried it several years ago on a fig and several mulberry limbs.  It is a very easy graft to accomplish, but I did not have good success with it.  I'm not planning on doing any more grafting until 2016.  I might try it again.

@ James - It's simplicity is what makes this technique so appealing. I think handy mentions a 90% success rate somewhere in the thread, so it's a real shame you've had such poor results.

Looking a bit iffy at the moment, so I'm hoping others might weigh in with their experience if they tried this method, or possibly recommend a more reliable one.

BTW, have you guys seen this?:

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/my-frankenfig-6346903?highlight=figenstein

Also very impressive.

Costas,

I hope others had better luck, as well.  I'd like to try it again.  I agree it is very simple technique.  It can be accomplished with pruning shears instead of a knife.  Mostly, I used a razor blade which was equally simple.  

Well, if you do try it again, I wish you better luck next time around. I'm still tempted to try it myself. If it fails, it would still be useful practice.

man i really hate photobucket...

Yup. The forum is getting harsh to read with these posts ... For future reference they say ...
I guess it will prevent some people to lick their screens everyday ... LOL ...

Well, you still have the text and other posts that may talk of the same topic ...