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Scion - Which Way Is Up

Hi , as posted on other forum in last part of statement i posted this to help him recognize the scion and which way is up. For you seasoned members ignore !
Hope this helps give you a idea of which way is up as you propagate more scion it gets more easy to recognize.
Look at this picture near the top of stick you see what looks like a volcano crater if you look closely you can see its angled upwards thats the scar left from the leaf stem which angle upwards. Also look at the nodes of a piece of scion you can see tiny pimples directly under it. No pimples or leaf scar go down to next node you will eventually see a sign 1 or both on piece of scion. These signs tell you its right side up.

Just remember and not to confuse you some scion that had produced figs will have a bump above node where previous season it produced a fig and at node or just below it is where the leaf stem was present. Just look at the scars around the node area and you should find 1 on a piece of scion angled up or down and or the pimples in circular around node i mention.
Once you have looked at enough scion it gets easier to tell.
Here is example a picture which i feel is good way to understand what i mean.The leaf scar will be pointing downwards and the pimples that circle round the node will be directly above it an indication of wrong way.
After reading this turn picture upside down and you will see how for example this stick would be facing the "wrong way" for propagating.
Hope this helps you.
Added its never failed me. 

Here is another old pic of mine;
and yes I DID manage to go upside-down a few times!

I also managed to correct he error, either by flipping over or repotting
(almost horizontally - depending on twig and root development).

Heck, next spring, I will "purposely" root a couple of fig twigs upside down,
leave-as-is, and see how they progress...

I have seen pictures of wild figs growing on vertical walls, with branches
hanging upside-down - and seemingly, they were happy?!




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