Thanks Bass, for the instructions and the pictures. I've been trying to root a green cutting that got knocked off of my White Triana, in a glass of water and it's not showing any roots and it's been weeks. It's getting skinnier, but the little leaves are still doing well and the tip bud looks nice and healthy, still.

I'll try your method and see how it does.

Thanks,

noss

hey bass, that is an interesting article you posted on propagating soft cutting. only last week i tossed some hollier soft cuttings because i've never tried to propagate on green cuttings. it looks simple enough, i'll give it a try. noss, i never thought about sliding you some green hollier cuttings. i was going to put the woody cuttings in the fridge until spring then then try them. thanks for the article bass.
fernando

Hi Fernando,

Let us know how the green cuttings do.

noss

question - if i have a plant i want to take a cutting and root, should i wait for it to be dormant and take the cutting or is it just the same to take a softwood cutting now and try along bass's instruction?
what are the best success chances?

Is the tree so small that you can't take a cutting (or 2 ) now and try to root. Then when the tree is dormant, try a different method in the spring.

And try an air layer while you are experimenting.

If the tree is large enough to take softwood cuttings you can give that a try. As far as the best success rate it would probably be rooting using dormant cuttings, since it doesn't need the increased humidity.

Bass

Thanks for your tips, Fernando! You wrote a great article.

If anyone is still checking this forum, I am looking for info on how to root softwood fig cuttings. The link from Bass no longer works. Thanks!

KB he posted a few post up this

bonsaist(Z6/ Bethlehem, Pa)

If
the tree is large enough to take softwood cuttings you can give that a
try. As far as the best success rate it would probably be rooting using
dormant cuttings, since it doesn't need the increased humidity.

Bass

You may have better luck with hardwood cuttings and or airlayering on plant which works very well.

The link is gone yes.

Martin

Thanks for the tips! I want to try softwood cuttings because my fig tree will be removed later in the summer so I won't get a chance to get hardwood cuttings. I have never tried propagating a fig tree before using any method so am looking for a good tutorial on how to do it.

KB,

If I were you, I'd be putting air layers all over the tree to get new trees I could continue with. Is this not your tree? I don't see any real information about the tree that we can work on, but I'm not here very much. I'm all for seeing someone preserve their tree with figs they like, so I hope you will try air layers. I don't know how to navigate this place anymore, so there may be much more information about this subject. Good luck with whatever method you try.

Why is your tree being removed?

noss

You should do the fresh cuttings as well. Hedge your bets and good luck with both. :D

noss