This happens to me a lot, because I root in dirt.  Today, they delivered a new pool heater, so I go down there to open the gate, and I see this big leafed weed, right next to the LSU Hollier marker...

HUGE leaves. But so far away from the marker. So I pulled on it. OH YES! Attached to the cutting! Baby Hollier has big roots, and I'm leaving her alone for a while till we dig her up and put her in a container to grow big and strong. She already shows that feature!

I love my little surprises! 

Suzi

What a lovely surprise! I had a similar experience with something like it with a Black Madeira cutting last year...  I forgot about it, and left it in a pot with dirt... and actually, did not even "try to root it". I left it there, and forgot about it. A few weeks later....   WOW. I had a rooted BM and it had leaves on it. That was an awesome fig moment... More success than when I actually tried rooting LOL

By The way, I LOVE the Hollier figs I rooted this year.  By far the most vigorous and prolific growers of all rooted types. It did not matter, what size, medium and where I root, I had 100% success with this type.  I have not had an opportunity to taste the fig. Can't wait!!

Awesome! I think the cuttings like it best in the dirt where they can let their roots grow with no limits. I did a little experiment this year where I put 6 cuttings directly in the dirt outside after they were rooted, and they're all growing vigorously and consistently.

Hi Desertdance,
Congrats ! Yes, that is always a nice surprise .
Even better a surprise is to find ripe figs :) - You know when they start to ripen and all of a sudden 4 do ripen without previously warning you , when the fig next to them has been changing color for 12 days and is still darkening or yellowing ...
For now, here, those kind of surprises come from strawberries . Ho, a red stain there in between the leaves :)