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Winter cuttings update

I find myself in two stages of care, potted cuttings from the Nov/Dec rooting period and ones that are forming roots now!  here's a picture of some of the older ones from the Nov rooting period.

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Wow, those are gorgeous!  4-5 months old?  I have 2 year old plants that are still only that big.

Andrew

Really nice

These are all from cuttings this winter, received from members here or bought on eBay.  but different types grow at different rates, the Sal's, Latarolla's, Italian Purples, and Binello's all appear to have taken off with strong growth, the Lebanese have not, they just sit there with the same set of leaves.

Here are some recent cuttings that I bought from a forum/ebay high quality grower and forum friend. These will be potted up this week.  The figs grow up strong and fast when they start with root clusters like these.

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Jack...Your trees and cuttings look really healthy...nice work.  :)

Yea, that's a strong set of cuttings!

The outside trees have discovered spring also

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very nice. how was the transition from cup to pot? what did you do to get the roots off the cap walls and how did the plant react to being up potted? thanks for posting

I do pure long fiber loose moss in the cups with moderate humidity to get the roots to fill the cup, then migrate to 1G pots with the coarse perlite/moss mixture after the leaves fill out in the cup stage. The roots should be damp not dry in the cup, then squeeze the plastic cups back and forth a few times, then pull very gently, and the plant and roots will come off the plastic.The roots are very visible so this transition works best when the roots change from white to yellow are they mature and develop outer layers. If done too quickly with delicate roots, they will tend to wilt and the plant is stalled for several weeks.

The black spanish from one our friends here rooted very well, early eager ones were potted up tonight

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Nice roots! Now I've had great success with my cuttings, so I can't complain. But how are you getting such strong roots? I've never had roots like that before and I'm curious about your methods.

Really nice job!

I sterilize the scion, place them in a medium size plastic storage box, the type that seals with two side clamps. they sit on and in damp, not wet long fiber moss, air out once a week. they do not need to be in the moss given  its the humidity and temperature that kicks starts the roots. Different types differ in their aggressiveness for roots, but I noticed properly cleaning the scion at the beginning makes a big difference in volume.

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