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Zebulun

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Back in late October I purchased some Brebera Preta fig cuttings from Portugal. It looked like they would never show up but last week I received a notice from the Post Office that I had parcel. When I picked them I noticed they had arrived Nov 12th - the Post Office had failed to notify me
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Can you see any green if you scratch the bottom portion? This has happened to me too. I sliced the bottom with my pruning shears to see some signs of life. At first all I heard was a cracking sound, then about an inch up it seemed OK. Still, I managed to root 1/3 cuttings with the use of liquid rooting hormone.

A friend soaked his in water for a couple of days but they all rotted later on, so I would not recommend this method. And by the way, the Department of Agriculture may show up at your door due to the country of origin, so be prepared.
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Yes if you ordered them from ebay the USDA will show up to get them!
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If you listen carefully, you can hear "Taps" playing in the background....   just kidding....
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Fresh cut, soak for 1-2 hrs in water to rehydrate. 2 out of 40 survived when this happened to me last year. Good luck.
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Back in late October I purchased some Brebera Preta fig cuttings from Portugal. It looked like they would never show up but last week I received a notice from the Post Office that I had parcel. When I picked them I noticed they had arrived Nov 12th - the Post Office had failed to notify me
~if i had them ,i would take pruning shears and start clipping small amounts from bottom up until i saw a nice green color.then i would say root them they should go,~but that's just me ~then if so ,soak in water a couple hours them begin rooting proccess~
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