hi all
just want to get confirmation this is a figlet growing before i pull it off.
i just checked my cuttings and saw this growth i had not noticed before
thanks

     

Looks like it to me.

Yeah that's definitely a figlet sprouting.

thanks guys. Ive pulled it off...was hoping it leafed haha
its been over a month! cant see any roots against the cup yet. But i guess if this figlet is growing bigger then its promising

This cutting wants to show you why you are growing it for - fruits NOT bunch of leaves.  What variety is it?  Since the fruit is gone - I assume now it will put the energy to produce leaves.  

If your cutting had just that bud.. you may have a problem.
Buds to generate figlets are NOT good news when you need to start a new tree from a cutting
Pls check for any additional buds... Leaf or wood buds are what you need to start a new tree.
Some cuttings may show twin or even triple buds ..Can you check ??

Francisco
Portugal

hi Sohelz
not sure what variety it is. im just starting out and alot of these cuttings are just unknowns i have picked up from people who said they have good tasting figs. This one came from a work colleague who's greek father has 3 old trees in his yard. He said this variety was the best out of the 3. He doesnt know what type of fig it is but he said the fruit looks like a black genoa based on pictures he saw online and mentioned the fruits skin breaks easily so when its ripe and it rains its not good. Other cuttings i have that im excited about is a fig i got from a old greek lady who said her brother snuck it into australia back in the 60's from Greece. She said its a black fig and is very tasty. She also had this green fig as well which her husband said was better tasting but she disagreed. Either way i have both but will have to wait for a couple years to find out who is right...


hi lampo
im pretty sure there is another node near the base and would have one or two in the soil. I received a several long cuttings from a work colleague and i cut it down to a few pieces.

Can you explain why its not a good problem to have? is it because the node will either produce fruit or leaf??
thanks!

<hi lampo
im pretty sure there is another node near the base and would have one or two in the soil. I received a several long cuttings from a work colleague and i cut it down to a few pieces.

Can you explain why its not a good problem to have? is it because the node will either produce fruit or leaf??
thanks!  >
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OK lobboroz

It's good to have various buds preferably leaf /wood buds which are far more interesting 'cause

-a fruit/flower bud does not help you at all !! it will drain or suck stocked energies and sugars on the cutting for nothing! you need your 'would be' tree to grow roots and leaves quick !

-whilst a wood or leaf bud will sprout and immediately start the photosynthesis process helping to  creating sugars to feed the growing roots,  promoting additional leafing and strengthening the young tree
At this stage your priorities are to build a robust and healthy plant.. Fruit will come later in 3 or 4 years. Focusing on fruit it's not a good idea..

These thoughts also apply when you have to select best buds for grafting (budding) scion material
You should not select flower or fruit buds ... only leaf or wood buds Otherwise if the bud takes,  you risk to see a useless fruit to sprout  and quickly die .. and you have to start the process again..


Francisco

if you have time can you take a picture of the different nodes
and if i do have several nodes and some are fruit/flower ones do u scrap off the top part of the node a bit so there is no fruit?
thanks!

Thanks lampo I'll have a read. Google translates it all so am good lol
But from the sounds of things it is hard to tell leaf and figlet when small. One article said they can both start off round