Hey fellow oranges!

For a couple of years we have a figtree in the garden. Its about 2 meters at its tallest.
Last winter almost killed it but the nice and early warm weather made it recover beautifully.
Now I was thinking of taking a part of the plant and make it into a nice container figplant.
For this I was wondering how I could do that and when is the best period?

Ca you just cut of a random live branch (or twig?) and repot it?

greeting!

In winter, cut off pieces 1/4 meter long. Bury leaving one bud sticking out. In spring all will root easily.

Figs are usually propagated by hardwood cuttings, but they may also be increased by air layering. They can also be T-budded or patch budded on seedling trees. Hardwood cuttings can be taken from wood up to three years old, and may be planted where they are to grow permanently. It is a common practice to place two or more cuttings in the same spot so that if one doesn't live, the others may - Millet (619-)

Digging up rooted suckers are also another method, and layering into the soil or pot, a low branch is put in contact with the soil, held down by pegging or weighing down.
Seedlings, are good for wild species of Ficus, for cultivated varieties the fruit of seedlings is usually small seedless and bland. I let some bird sown seedlings go to fruit here, all tasteless, except for one which is a bit like dry coconut.
Some people do have trouble rooting cuttings of some fig cultivars.

Thanks for the help! I will use it next winter.
Does any one know a good fertilizer ratio for figs?
The local frtilizercompany gives a 6-7-6.

Just thought off something. If the winter gets as hard as the last one, no branch on top will probably have the strength to produce new twigs. :s

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I tried to transplant a rooted sucker, but it did not work for me.
What worked for me was air layering. The limbs on my fig trees are most flexible, and I had put one of my old t-shirt, inserted around a branch half-inch thick and stuffed it with dirt. The dirt was heavy, and I put two large bricks to hold the dirt pile stationary. Kept watering it for few months and later cut off below the shirtful of dirt. It worked and gave the plant to my friend in a pot.
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I rooted six cuttings over the past several weeks to months. So far 4 of them grew new leaves. The other 2 still appear alive.

I just stuck them in soil and covered with plastic. I tried the Ziploc bag technique but they all got mold.

Thanks for the update Hilltop. I will be trying to root a few this next spring. I wonder if I took the cutting before our first freeze and kept it indoors warm and moist could I jumpstart it. Maybe it would have enough roots I could plant it out next spring. Any thoughts?

I have LSU purple (not propagating), Brown Turkey (excellent in this area), a "Lemon" fig and a Italian heirloom named "Strawberry" fig.

What is known about the Lemon and Strawberry fig?

I planted an LSU purple fig February 27,2011 and it is already 5.5 feet tall. I have read that this fig is not great tasting for the first few years but improves greatly with time and is everbearing.