Keeping things simple and easy often works well for me.

I look for branch not too long that has semi harden itself enough to be covered mostly with mix in my 4 in pots and have the green part stick out.

I cut it off and put into same moisten potting mix i use for my trees - nothing fancy.
I put them in 4 inch pots and hide them under my hostas which give them total shade.
Once i slip them out of pot to see if rooted and when they are i move them under canopy of tree sometimes or under my evergreen bush for tiny bit less shade.

Here are some picture and a picture of a good prospect branch thats about 5-7 inches tall, if there are figs on branch such as one in pictures and i want that branch i take off the figs.
Again nothing fancy and always works well for me in summer.

I do for fun and also like airlayering as well which i also keep simple by useing cut water bottle , duck tape, and foil.

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Martin,

I see you don't use a plastic bag to cover the cuttings til they root. That kinda surprises me, but I also see it works well for you. I may try to go with no plastic bag on the next go round for me too. Or maybe half with and half without to see which works best. But then with the current humidity levels we've been having it might not make any difference.  

BLB, correct i do not cover them thats the Hostas job it works for me well.  ; )
Alan, reason because for me it works , the fresh green scion does not strike as well for me.

Martin,

Doing the same thing as you have done with two cuttings of the Col de dame Noir that my friend sent me last week. But, these are both greenwoods and upon arrival both were covered with mold. A forum member told me this variety can be difficult to root, do you find it to be correct?

@Navid, I sure did.  I failed miserably.  It has a penchant for looking great, rooting like crazy then POOF ..... MFD (mystery fig death)

Navid i had bought mine as a small plant but it did not make it out of storage.

Is that stick solid green all the way in the pot also.

If they are green all the way through into pot try not to make to wet they have more chance to turn to mush then semi harden wood from this seasons growth.

The thicker the stick the better the chance for scionwood if its all green like the top part shows.
I never tried to rot that type so i cannot "honestly " say if its hard to root.

Martin, In your first picture I notice that some of your cuttings have only small, new leaves. Are you removing large leaves when you put them in the pot?

I like it Martin. Keeping it simple.

The type of wood you are selecting to root with is a wise choice. This is the same typ of wood the big nurseries use when they are rooting with those mist propagation systems. The term for new green wood that has hardened off somewhat is "lignified wood". Not soft green wood, and not quite hardwood yet. Just like in goldie-locks, it's just right :) .

I've got a piece of soft greenwood in a cup of water on my front porch (full shade). I wasn't brave enough to stick it in any kind of soil mix. It has started to root, but it remains to be seen if I can make a tree out of it or not.

Thanks Martin. Both scions are green all the way down. Right now my main concern is, mold as I had to change the medium and wash them (w/ Clorox and water) twice, due to mold.


Navid

Martin, I need to move to your neighborhood - the only thing I find under my hostas are slugs!

Thanks for the post Martin.

Ok, so now I know what to do with summer cuttings (time to go inspect some plants). Thanks Martin.  Now, I just need to get some cuttings!   Patience is a virtue, not necessarily mine!  :-)    

Possum i will remove leaves sometimes and sometimes not  as the pieces are different. If a lot of leaves i will cut some on the lower part of stick.

In first picture there are 2 ronde's that have leaves i did not remove as they stayed strong thruout.
If i were to see them go south i would have removed after a few days. I have seen some droop and then stand back up in some cases so i wait a few days.

Some other types like the grise, negretta, are new leaves and one stick thats bare well there is a story there.
After checking these pots for roots i move them under canopy of my evergreen bushes , there they get a little breeze and little more light.

A bird must have been in that bush and made a drop right on that bud and you can see in picture he destroyed it.

Similar happend last season when i had figs on driveway but these were Geese flying overhead and they can really damage part of a branch good.

Thanks Martin! I will give this a try.

Hey Martin
I used your method on some cuttings and inspected a couple of them today( I try to leave my cuttings be but I am weak ) and they have roots all of them are showing new leaves and I won't have to do anything with them untill spring.
A good simple method
Thanks