See Charlie. You wouldn't even have to ask for forgiveness. I always have a cutter handy, you never know when an opertunity is going to present its self and a small limb really needs to be pruned for the yard to look nice so the realitor can sell the house with any yard issues. It's just the rite thing to do sometimes. Just saying

Charlie,

I have a 4 year old fig tree that died back for the first time last winter.  It came back from the roots and looks very close to the size of the tree you posted.  I am still amazed how much it grew this year.  In fact, it is currently larger than it was at 3 years old without die-back.

Hey!  cuttings were my idea in the first place!  And besides, the worst reception anyone's ever gotten was after they had permission to take cuttings, right, Dennis?   :)  Charlie, I think that post was before your time.  Read all about it here.

There may still yet be an opportunity to get ripe figs from this bush, perhaps telling us more about it before it goes dormant.  I forgot to add there were several suckers too. :) 

Hi Charlie,
I would prepare a pot with a fig tree. And when the tree is good going I would give it to the guy.
I like "give and take" . Most people do .
Some people fear that if they start giving cuttings, then 100 beggars will knock on the door ...
You can accommodate one but even 5 is hard if you are not prepared to.
I started preparing my self, and now I have some pots ready.
Those pots are also my guinea pigs for potted fig trees trialing .
I already swapped with two neighbors this fall . Don't ask me what I got ... One should be in the Brunswick family, the other one is an unifera ...
Time will tell - if my cuttings survive of course . Yes, I swapped rooted small/medium trees against cuttings ... I guess I need a course on sales and negotiation :) .
So who planted the tree ? Is it the actual owner ?

Yes the guy who planted the tree is the owner who is selling the place in a divorce settlement.  From our short phone conversation and his statement "for some reason it dies back every year", I figure he doesn't know much about fig trees in particular or he would have said "the cold kills it back every winter".  When I asked if he knew the variety, he said "no, I just wanted a fig tree" and that it came from either Lowes or Sutherlands, he didn't exactly remember.  He must have bought two since he said he had another of the same kind, unless he had created another from this tree by some method.

Like I said, our conversation was very limited as both of us were headed for church.  Being from Lowes or Sutherlands garden centers makes me think it has to be some commonly available variety.  This bush is standing at least four feet over the top of the 6' fence in a partially shaded location.  I wonder why or how it grew to be so big in a three year time, dying back every year? 

I could see that some figs had been removed by cleanly cutting them off yet he mentioned his other tree figs were just beginning to ripen and there were not very many unripe ones on this tree.  The house has been vacant so some neighbor must be removing the figs as they ripen.

Will do my best to meet with him one day this week where we can talk more.  

Any house with a fig tree has got to be good :)

Charlie, 
more I look at the tree pic more good things a
I see on it.
Beautiful and healthy leaves, doesn't seem to be infected with FMV.
When or IF you get cuttings, make sure your cutter is sterilized (to keep the new cuttings FMV free).

The house sold out from under my son dang it but the good news is they aren't closing until sometime in November.  The owner told me just to go over and get what I wanted so it will be soon.  

Charlie,
Put me down on the "List" please :)  
Fig with those beautiful leaves can't be a bad one.

Tree is probably not going to be dormant before cuttings are taken so I need some advice.  This procedure is new thing to me.

Do I cut the leaves off, leaving a bit of the petiole on the cuttings or completely remove them?  

Would these cuttings benefit from a time of refrigeration before attempting to root?

Should I take everything since the tree is going to likely die back anyway this winter and he did say to take what I want or maybe prune it so that it can be winter protected by the new owners, who I don't even know who they are yet or if they even want the tree at all?

Working in north Ga. This week I saw two nice trees growing near the street on city property. I took about 20 cuttings of both. I guess I need to ask forgiveness so please consider it done. Anyway you can't even tell I took any limbs but I got plenty. One is in Dahlonega and the other in Dawsonville. They are old trees. The one in Dahlonega I first saw about 20 years ago. In my opinion I would take cuttings and any root suckers I could find. Removing the tree would be extreme.

Charlie, yes, after taking the branches home, de=leaf them, the left over stocks of the leaves will drop in a week or so, cut the naked branches in 6-8 inch length,equivalent to 3 Nodes on each cutting, wash them well , deep both ends(less than 1/4 inch deep) in melted Paraffin and Store them in zip-lock. You don't have to root them now, Root them in Spring. They will last a very long time in the fridge drawers.
Good luck :)

Going now to get cuttings.  :)

Best of luck with it, Charlie. That is a very good looking plant, I hope it turns out to be something special.

Got a few. :)

 

 

 

Congrats!
Did you get any ripe figs?

No ripe figs to be had and many green ones still left on the tree.  The owner was there and said they had not ripened yet this year.  The wildlife is getting them or the neighbor who watched me prune the bush, or the "new" wooden fence has blocked half of the sunlight the tree normally gets.  He said the home buyer was a single man who didn't care about figs so there may be another batch of cuttings in a few weeks.  

Nice find Charlie!

That's "a few"

I need to get an idea of how many people who have commented in this topic want some of these cuttings. I will trade for anything you want me to have.  So far I know for sure Hershell, Shailesh and Aaron.  So if you have commented in this topic and want some, send me PM with your address.  

These will be labeled as "Unknown Lake Spur" until somebody can put a positive ID on it.  

Now I feel much better about you Charlie. That's the way to get a few cuttings.