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Norhayati

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Posted 1418781298	Reply with quote #1

Has any individual, university or nurseries done any tissue culture on figs? Has anyone of them been successful ? Please let me know since there is an ongoing discussion in Malaysia that tissue culture cannot be done on fig.. Norhayati __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

Charlie

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Posted 1418781426	Reply with quote #2

There's several topics on tissue culture plants being purchased and how they have done. I bought a few myself. __________________ Zone 7A ~ Fort Smith area Arkansas

COGardener

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Posted 1418781900	Reply with quote #3

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/tissue-culture-trees-7205697?pid=1285403916#post1285403916 Here is a good start.

paully22

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Posted 1418784109	Reply with quote #4

It is done in USA. Malaysia should be able to do it as there are experts in TC pineapples and orchids. Main issue in Malaysia is high rainfall and many people would be disappointed with souring, splitting and bugs. I think the other challenge is the climate is favourable to rapid plant's growth. Hence fig trees can get large in 2 years.

rcantor

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Posted 1418791122	Reply with quote #5

It's also done in India and there are published protocols online. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tissue+culture+ficus+carica __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

Norhayati

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Posted 1418791951	Reply with quote #6

Thanks for all the information. I will try to disburse this info to fig lovers in Malaysia. Some believe that it couldn't be done but I believe otherwise. Norhayati __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

HarveyC

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Posted 1418797977	Reply with quote #7

Norhayati, one thing with tissue culture is sometimes a line will revert to a juvenile and will then take up to a years before producing fruit (just like a seedling. Please note that this is only "sometimes" as there has been some confusion on this statement relayed to me by a long-time fig breeder. __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

Norhayati

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Posted 1418974751	Reply with quote #8

Thank you for the info Harvey Norhayati __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

cis4elk

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Posted 1419008561	Reply with quote #9

I bought one this fall, I plan to let it grow like a pole until I see some fruits before I top it. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

jc_figs

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Posted 1419026718	Reply with quote #10

but does anyone know between a tissue culture or cutting when its 1 foot or bigger i bought a green ischia from walmart idk if its tissue or not __________________ Name JAILEN feel free to call me jc ........wish list...... black madeira ,ischia b lack, green ischia, patrics super giant, rdv, negronne, maltese falcon, lsu gold, lsu purple, lsu tiger, lounge d out, golden, celeste, black jack, black mission, brunswick, blue ischia, panache, strawberry latte, armenian, mvsb, col de dame, col de dame grise, col de dame noir, hardy chicago, peters honey, peti negri, unknowns, magnolia, kathleen black, labanese, and any othere except bt, and celeste improved bt or celeste are fine ,cuttings/plants zone 8a goldsboro north carolina. I'm proved Celeste or BT welcome!! figs growing brown turkey celeste and unknown yellow fig

COGardener

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Posted 1419027290	Reply with quote #11

Quote: Originally Posted by cis4elk I bought one this fall, I plan to let it grow like a pole until I see some fruits before I top it. My violet de Bordeaux is only 5 or so inches tall but has 3 branches on the main trunk, one of the branches is growing faster than the trunk and might replace it as the main leader. My Olympian is a straight 9 inch pole, I'm wondering if I'll need to pinch the terminal bud one day. Guess we will see.

saxonfig

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Posted 1419055697	Reply with quote #12

@Jailen. It's possible, but not likely, that your Wal-Mart fig is a tissue culture. Most large nurseries grow fig trees by vegetative propagation (cuttings). As far as I know, there's no real way of knowing the difference by looking at the plant. One major plus of plants that are propagated by tissue culture is that they are disease free. That is until they are exposed to other plants that have diseases anyway. __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

saxonfig

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Posted 1419056107 · Edited	Reply with quote #13

@ Norhayati. Responding to your original question. I have a friend who is a horticulturist here in KY. He's done tissue cultures on various plants but not on figs - yet. He feels certain that he can do it successfully. I intend to put it to him as a challenge ;) . I am also in the process of learning this technique for myself. Hopefully, I will have results to report by end of next growing season. __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

Norhayati

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Posted 1419076493	Reply with quote #14

Bill, good luck to you and your friend. Hope both of you will be successful Paul, yes we do have tc for banans, orchids, pineapples in Malaysia but fig is very new here. So far we do it on soft cuttings but not woody cuttings. Some fig friends here have access to the labs and they are experimenting on figs. I hope they will be successful. Norhayati __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

jc_figs

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Posted 1419084478	Reply with quote #15

thanks saxonfig __________________ Name JAILEN feel free to call me jc ........wish list...... black madeira ,ischia b lack, green ischia, patrics super giant, rdv, negronne, maltese falcon, lsu gold, lsu purple, lsu tiger, lounge d out, golden, celeste, black jack, black mission, brunswick, blue ischia, panache, strawberry latte, armenian, mvsb, col de dame, col de dame grise, col de dame noir, hardy chicago, peters honey, peti negri, unknowns, magnolia, kathleen black, labanese, and any othere except bt, and celeste improved bt or celeste are fine ,cuttings/plants zone 8a goldsboro north carolina. I'm proved Celeste or BT welcome!! figs growing brown turkey celeste and unknown yellow fig

garden_whisperer

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Posted 1419091190	Reply with quote #16

I bought a few tc trees and they took of on the second year. I have a small tc setup but never had luck with figs. I am thinking of giving a go at using terminal buds in a rooting tc mix __________________ Dave Zone 6b Illinois "Be the change you wish to see in the world"

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