The boys and I uncovered our fig tree today and in my infinite graciousness I stumbled and caught myself by grabbing onto a branch. I broke it clean off the tree.

So I basically have this 7 foot cutting that is almost 3 inches in diameter at the base and has a promising top to it with a few green buds already.

Should I . . . 

A) Stick in a big ole pot of soil and pray I can root the whole thing?
B) Stick in in a big hole in the ground and continue to pray?
C) Cut it up into 1.5 foot lengths and try to root them?
D) Just cry and accept I'm a dope.

Any suggestions are appreciated, thank you.

I would cut it into smaller pieces and root if you want to propagate the fig further. If you try to root as it is, all-in-one and loose it, you loose it all :(
If you have several sticks, your success is higher.
What variety is that?

Oh, and you can share the rest here too! :)

A, B, and C should be fine. I'm in zone 8a and it is warm enough here to stick cuttings directly in the ground now. Or, in the pot if it is still too cold outside. Cut it up into several pieces if you want more plants out of it. D is a no no.. don't give up! :)

I was given a fig  tree in a large pot, when I went to plant in the ground, I see that the person had about 2 feet of branch coiled in the pot... so, it was perfect for my grafts... as the entire thing was full of roots, I cut it in 3 other good size branches with roots all over.   I also learned that large branches root better in the horizontal position... so, if you have the area in the garden to do that.. take a few cuttings from the top, and burry most of it, in shallow soil that warms up quicker, put a plastic bag over the soil, that helps maximize the heat to help root formation.. It is a lot easier to root smaller cuttings. long ones tend to dry up. and you will have to cut it off... praying is not needed, or is it ?

Anything but D.   Keep whatever's sticking out of the ground moist.  If it were mine I'd leave at least 3 nodes on each piece, score the bottom of each cutting and use rooting hormone and bury them with only the top 1/2" sticking out of a mixture of 70-80% perlite, 30-20% peat moss.  If needed I'd get a cheap, second hand plastic waste basket, drill holes in the bottom and use that.  I'd get one at least 4" taller than the longest cutting.  Fill with the mixture, putting each cutting in when it will be just barely sticking above the wastebasket rim.  If it were mine I'd go for the tallest I could find and cut all the cuttings to be as big as possible.  The exception might be last year's growth which could be cut into 6" pieces with at least 3 nodes each if you wanted.

This will teach your kids to see every disaster as an opportunity.

Vince, "stuff" happens, so "D" is wrong. I vote for C+: cut it up into pieces and root the pieces - maybe a bit shorter.

Thank you all for the advice and encouragement.

@greenfig - I do not know, unknown Italian variety is all that is suspected. Tree has been here for years.
@c2meang - I think I'll do it indoors in my sun room, still cool enough outside where I am not sure rooting will be stable. Been in the 40's the last few nights.
@Grasa - I'll make sure most of the cutting is underground.
@rcantor - Will score and get some rooting hormone. i have never used the stuff but these babies are thick and could be instant trees!
@pitangdiego - You're right, 1.5 is to long after I measured it. I'll try a foot. Also just learned that I'll be in SD the second week of August, would love to see everything!

So here is the current revised plan sans the tears:

Cut it into 1 ft lengths.
Seal the tops with wax to prevent drying.
Put in 3-5 gallon pots with 50% Perlite and 50% potting Mix.
Drill extra drainage/sir holes in the pot's sides so they root like crazy.
Cover with plastic bag to keep environment humid. Will start them in my sun room, constant 70-80 these days.

I'll post pics as it develops. Thank you all again.

Looking forward to it.

hang in there figs a strong and love life. The stump where the limb came form will put out growth and live again. Keep the roots you have on the stump and start some cuttings as talk about above. Good things come to those who wait.

Zone 8
South West TX

As long as the cuttings are mostly buried I wouldn't use a plastic bag.  When the shoots come out you want them to get used to regular air right away.  Otherwise you'll have to slowly acclimate them.  Some don't survive that process.  50% potting soil will hold more water than you want.  You'd be better off with plain perlite and watering it every day.  I wouldn't go over 20% potting soil.  Peat moss has some ant-mold benefits and you can go a little higher with that.  Use the coarse perlite.  Best of luck with them.

@Rcantor I have 4 long planter boxes (4ft x1ft) and was thinking of putting the 1 ft cuttings in there. The could hold 3 cutting each easily. I've read that thicker cuttings/logs root better when done horizontally in shallow soil so I'll give this a shot.

I've done well with a 50/50 mix for the smaller cuttings but I've never wrestled with a cutting so thick so I'll drop the potting mix down to 20% premoistened.

The reason I do 50/50 is I have finally learned to per moisten the mix barely and I really rarely water after that. Even when potting up I moisten the soil and pot it up and do not water it in. I believe that hen I water it in post immediate put up I drown them. So less is better for my heavy watering hand.

Vince, that should work fine, even the 50-50 if you don't water after the pre-rinse.  :)   Best of luck with them!  I root my bigguns vertical but Horror works well, too.