Hi all figs lover,

I would like to have your advice on how to determine good figs cutting that produce healthy and productive figs plant. thanks

fresh dormant cuttings that were taken right before shipping. stored cutting will also root well. but my observation has been fresh cutting taken right before shipping seems to root much easier. 

They should be taken from the outside of the tree, a branch that grew well the previous season because it got plenty of light, not interior branches that are pruned and discarded. Also, there should be no scratches or holes in the bark which are a sign of pathogens. 

Hi Karima,
To me the perfect cutting should have a terminal bud .
The reason for that is that there are more nodes on the terminal part of a branch. In the middle of the branch the nodes tend to stretch as the branch gets longer .
The distance between two nodes should be around an inch .
It should have at least 4 good nodes - at least 2 nodes in greyish wood.
They should be used while fresh from the tree .

Karima,
Cuttings (Dormant Cuttings) should be at least 3/8" in diameter (9.5 mm) and lignified with a  minimum of 3 nodes.

One note from observations, initial handling and storage are very important...
The dormant cuttings should be stored in plastic bags with a desiccant, I use 2-3 tablespoons of shredded long Fibered Sphagnum moss, but any clean dry material (shredded newspaper, paper towel etc) should work. They then should be stored in the refrigerator asap.

If fresh dormant cuttings are place alone in a plastic bag and left at ambient temperatures for several hours, condensation will occur in the bags, from the sap. If they are then stored in the refrigerator, the chances of mold growth will be greatly increased when they are later warmed up to start rooting. This mold growth occurs very quickly once they are removed from refrigeration.

Good Luck.

It really depends on freshness and amount of nodes. 

Tip cuttings are the best because as jdsfrance pointed out, they have more nodes, so more and better opportunities for rooting.

Dormant are best, and it doesn't really matter if it's old wood or new growth.  They all root under the right conditions.

Fresh can be great if you get them locally.  If someone sends them to you across the country and they suffer the summer heat of the UPS truck, they can arrive slimy, moldy and worthless.

More nodes is better than fewer.

Suzi

dear all, thanks for the valuable advise. how about the parent tree should I look for matured tree which already produce fruits or can be determined by the age of the tree for example should be more than 1 year old?