Have had little to no luck using cuttings. Have had great luck using "air Layering" a technique easy to do but hard to describe there are many books in the library that describes the procedure

This is what I will be doing. Pick a low limb and scrap the bark where it can reach the ground. Then use something to weight it down and let it form roots. A lot of times they do this on their own, so if any of your bottom limbs are touching the ground, check them for roots.
Good Luck
Pattie

Thank you for the replies. Can this be done during winter months? I have three trees very close to my house. I can bend some of the lower branches and put some dirt on them and put heavy weight and see what happens by spring. Indu

I grow about 100 cuttings of `Brown turkey` every year.
Best take soft nodal cuttings in May, wound lightly and treat with a liquid hormone (synergol).Pot into a 9cm pot, in 1 part peat,2 parts sand, compost mix, water in and place in a propagator or cover with plastic bag and then onto a heated bed of 65 degrees.
They will callous at 2weeks, and root at 4-6 weeks.Then harden off.There is one pest that loves these cuttings and that is Scarid fly.But if they callous quickly this shouldn`t be a problem.The figs I rooted last year are in 5 litre pots with fruit on.
Good look.

I cut back our fig before the first hard frost.
I strip all the leaves and cut the branches into 18 inch or so pieces. I put bundles of these pieces into 5 gallon buckets filled 1/3 with plain water and place the buckets in the basement.
around christmas time (and every 4 to 6 weeks thereafter) I sift through, all the ones with roots go in pots and in the greenhouse (or a sunny window), the remainder go back in the buckets.
Success rate is around 75% for me.

I will try these and test my luck. Thank you all.

Indu

Today is December 14th. I started cuttings towards end of Oct 08. I wrapped them in a heavy duty wet paper towel and put them in a ziplock bag. I put this bag in my bath room. Every one of them have developed roots and leaves on the tips. I planted them in independent pots and I have to wait and see how they will survive rest of the winter. Thanks for the wonderful tips. Indu Modali

I saw a method that looks pretty good.

Get a clear 24 ounce soda pop plastic cup. Drill a few holes into the bottom and fill the cup with vermiculite.
Dust the cuttings with a root hormone and fungicide, "many root powders already have it". plant about 3 in each cup.
The clear plastic allows you to see when the roots are developing, at which point you can transplant into a very well drained 'high pumice/aggregate' potting mix.
Rot is the big risk so a bit dry is always better than too wet. The initial rooting should not be exposed to afternoon full sun in the warm season. In the winter up north I think a south window is fine.