Hey everyone ! I'm wondering if anyone has any unique cuttings available ? I'd like to find some uncommon figs and see if I can make a small collection like some ice seen - I'm lien away at all the different kinds

The fall will be time to look for cuttings. Many members here are quite generous and will let  you have them for the cost of postage, or maybe at a small fee. Either way it is a great way to build up your collection.

I can't wait ! They are so cool and the variety is insane

Get out and about with a pair of clippers,some zip lock bags and a sharpie!,NY has been a hub for old world figs getting into the US,many people brought cuttings from the old country from all over,many would have likely been favourite trees unique to home region,town or even just their village or farm,if you want something special there should be lots about,just keep your eyes peeled,fig leaves are pretty distinctive.Just make sure you record when it came from(hence the sharpie) because whatever it is you find could be pretty unique

Can I make cuts when the leaves are still on it ? I was told no I had to wait til fall when the leaves came off but I do like our idea let me know

You can,if you take cuttings when the leaves are on they are called summer cuttings,there are whole topics in the forum for it.

My main way of acquiring varieties is to just walk about on my lunch breaks,I now have 7 unknown trees under cultivation and about the same number I'm yet to take cuttings from.

I just snip of a brace a at a logical point(just a light bit of pruning,not literally a branch),making sure there is some brown wood.Snip the tip off and the leaves,snip into pieces about 8" long,sloping cut above a node at the top,flat on the bottom,chuck them in the Baggie,label it and go about my business.

I am not suggesting you lean into someone's garden or anything,if it would require that sort of effort enquire and you may get some history as well,but if it's in public space the municipality/local government employees would probably chop it back at some point anyway and there's no harm in it.

The only issues with summer cuttings I see are;

1, you will have to over winter it indoors or in a greenhouse or something,if it roots and then goes dormant straight away it might not come back.
2,green wood does seem to dry out quicker if left exposed unless misted (I do mine in plastic mini greenhouse so hasn't been so much a problem).
3,for some reason success rates do seem to be higher with brown wood,whether dormant or not,I find green wood more prone to rotting if too wet,humid
4,green wood,if not potted up straight away does not survive as long in storage and success rates fall a lot if posted etc

I take summer cuttings mainly because
1,it's when I tend to find the fig trees,easily identifiable by the leaves
2,I can't wait to get growing them
3,provided I can keep them not to dry,not too wet,not too cold and not too hot then they work fine,a bit more Goldilocks than science in my experience.

If you want cuttings SENT to you from somewhere is would be best to wait until the trees are dormant,then you don't have to worry about things as much.The normal most viable and reliable method of rooting cuttings is with dormant wood,BUT summer cuttings do work