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Jackster

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Here are pictures of my fig trees.  First is a Kadota, bought from ebay, but I'm pretty sure its from a member here - George from NJ.

Its doing really well.  Cant tell from perspective, but thats a really big pot thats in, about as deep as a 5 gallon bucket, but I'd say close to 2 foot across...



Second up is an Italian Honey Fig, bought from an ebay sale - starfishgirl (ebayid)



Last up is a cutting (only one I could get to root from UCDavis) this one is a Col de Dame, had 3 others that were Kadota, but 1/4 aint bad, esp since if I had to pick, its the one I wanted the most to take.  I did the wrap in paper towel/plastic bag method - it went nowhere.  Tried rooting hormone - didnt help any, either.  Finally decided to resnip the ends and retry the bag.  the Col de Dame took!  Pity the cup (a 7-11 slurpee cup) is kind of shaded, but you can see good root development.  I like this kind of cup, because it has a domed lid, with a good sized opening - lets the cutting breathe a little, but keeps the moisture in, too.

 
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Jackster,

Nice trees and good job with the rooting. You'll get better results with time and patience. I've used those dome lids also for the same reason.
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Should I wait on repotting the one in the cup?  Root development seems really good, but I'm thinking I should wait until it leafs out a little bit? 

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Hi Jackster

I would wait until the roots get at least near the bottom before potting it up.

But others might do it differently ?

Here is a couple of mine that I didn't pot up for a while after the pic. was taken

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Jackster,

I agree, wait until you have some more roots. From what I can see in the picture, roots are coming along nicely, but if you wait a while, the cutting will be stronger and less likely to suffer transplant shock. Just do not wait too long that the roots are turning brown (watch the watering).
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