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LizzieB
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What parts root better? Last year's growth or 2 year old (older branches)? Now that my garden is littered with fig tree guts, which parts do better? |
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greenfig
Registered: Posts: 3,182 |
For me it is the ones that were facing the sun, they seem to have more energy. |
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rafaelissimmo
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I think older wood is best but any hardened off wood is fine. Clearly, people here prefer tips. |
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jdsfrance
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Hi LizzieB, |
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bullet08
Registered: Posts: 6,920 |
tip cuttings definitely make better looking trees. however, i'm not very good at rooting tip cuttings. i always cut them off. something to do with some hormone in the tip bud that is preventing cutting from leafing and rooting quickly. dormant wood taken during the winter and shipped right away is the one that works best for me. even if the wood is slightly hardened and have some green to it, is better than any soft green cuttings. usually 1-2 yr old works the best. |
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LizzieB
Registered: Posts: 84 |
Well thank you Pete from NC and everyone thank you so much. I'm learning every day. |
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