Hello Mike,

I started this cutting from "green" wood on 7/5/08

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Yes, you can start them now, I did the baggy method here.
Cecil

Did you pick all of the leaves off before you rooted your cutting or did they fall off in the process?

Mike A.

I picked them all off when I bagged them.

Others here say to leave a top leaf on, it will eventually
fall off most likely.

I am attaching a link that might help Ya

Cecil

Here is a link that might be useful: Baggy propagating

I took several cuttings on the 4th of July weekend. All were bagged in the same gallon baggie and places in a dark, warm area. I removed all the figs from the branches and all the leaves except for 1 cutting just to see what would happen. Here are the results:

With leaves:

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Without leaves:

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The cutting with leaves have significantly more roots and stronger roots.

Here is a link that might be useful: Summer Cuttings

Very informative, Thanks Sue.

Cecil

Sue,
This is a great experiment and presentation of results. Between the photos you and Cecil have provided I feel the need to try some summer cuttings.
Richard

Thanks guys. What a great forum. I saw a fig tree in a back yard next to my office. I guess I will be paying that neighbor a visit.

Mike A.

I just took a bunch of cuttings from a friend's tree, layed them horizontally in perlite/sphagnum mix, covered them in the mix, and they've rooted in less than two weeks.

Robert