Remember the old Ron Popeil infomercials - "set it and forget it"??

Well it never fails...each year I prune my fig trees in March, before they bud out. I take the cuttings and literally throw them into the woods behind my home. Between March and now, we had snow, frost, heat wave, etc. the cuttings were just tossed and forgotten.

I found this little trooper poking through the dead leaves.

Although I've had overall good success rooting cuttings via traditional methods, this serves as a reminder that figs are prolific.

I'm in the northeastern part of PA. Zone 5b

I'd grab that fig and grow it.  It's a fighter!

I have to agree with Bob on this one. It seems this little guy was ment to be. If you don't have room for another fig of that kind maybe you could gift it to sombody close to you. Might be able to turn some one on to figs with it. You never know.

Well Joe,my vote is to let it live.

save the poor little guy.

I will of course let the little fig live...for a while, I'll let it stay where it is, then I'll dig it up and transplant to a pot (that's when human intervention/attention will likely kill it!)

Hi Joe,

Good to see your post.
Is that little guy the scion of your unk Calabrese that you gifted me last year. If so, I gotta tell you that the two cuttings that I managed to root are now in the ground and looking great. One of them has started fruiting and I may get to taste a fruit or two later this year. Even our trees seem to be hard-headed, Joe. Thanks for sharing. 

Frank

Frank - the bad thing is that I don't know the source of the little "forest fig"...I just threw a few cuttings from a few different trees into the woods back in March.

I'm glad to hear that the San Donato di Ninea Calabrese fig rooted so well for you...you're right, even our figs are "hard headed"!!

Regards
Joe 

Ha ha, is that a Calabrian trait then? My (half Calabrian) mother-in-law swears I must be part Italian all the time. I used to think it was a compliment until I hear her muttering "testa dura" behind my back!

Aaron, yes the "testa dura" is a Calabrian trait - along with extreme intelligence and good looks! :)

Guys, guys don't forget compassion, legendary sexual prowess and of course humility.