Hello all - I've found my way here in search of some advice. Long story short: a friend of mine was in a class with a student who brought in a fig cutting as part of a class project. The student who brought in the fig had no use or interest in it after the project, and was going to throw it away when my friend rescued it and brought it to me. I have a reputation for continually taking in and adopting all sorts of exotic plants and creatures that aren't wanted elsewhere.

Confession: I know absolutely nothing about figs. I don't know what variety this fig is, where it was bought from, or much of what to do with it. It came in a glass jar, so I repotted it right away into something that would allow for drainage, and was roughly 2" bigger than the glass it came in. But now I'm at a loss. I live in Colorado, so I'm guessing the best option is going to be to keep the fig potted and not put it in the ground (same as I do with my dwarf pomegranate). 

I have a great record of keeping things alive so long as I know how to care for them, and figured there's no better place to get advice than from people who clearly love figs as much as you do! 

I'll attach some photos of the tiny, little guy. The leaves are starting to curl under and I'm wondering how bad a thing this is. I watered it pretty well after repotting, but have let it dry since. Was it too much water? Not enough? To much sun? Still just recovering from stress? Any advice you could give me and my little fig cutting would be greatly appreciated! 

Thank you in advance, and I promise I'll stick around and share updates :)

EDIT: for clarification, the fig is not, in fact, a cutting. It is rooted, so I suppose it is a proper little tree. I mis-titled the thread. 

     

Welcome! Figs are addictive, to say the least, but generally easy to take care of. It isn't always easy to tell what kind you have if it's a small one. Young trees often have variations in the leaves and without fruit, leaves are how we identify them. I'd let it dry between waterings because it's much easier to kill it by watering too much than under watering.

Thank you! I am quite fond of the little guy already, though I don't know much about it. I can totally see how this is addictive. Will definitely let it dry out well between waterings! Any recommendations regarding sun exposure and/or humidity? My climate is very dry and arid. Thanks very much for the reply and the welcome!

Also, to clarify - I referred to the fig as a "cutting" in my original post, but it IS rooted and such. The roots looked to be healthy when I repotted the plant last week.