How does one start a new hybrid of fig tree?
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Fig tree emergency! One branch dried up but the rest is fine.
Comments (8)I think you may be jumping to a conclusion here. While it's distinctly possible it's an insect problem, it's not necessarily certain by any means. I would simply prune the dead part back to an intersecting live branch & let nature take its course. After the tree has it's feet under it, you can prune again so it's pleasing to the eye. The tree is very (genetically) vigorous & will afford you MANY pruning (for shape) possibilities as it grows. Al...See MoreHow small is too small to start a new tree?
Comments (24)Yeah, Tom has it right. Nothing is too small. Let me tell the story of my "dixie cup" tree. Near the town of Hyattstown, MD--not to be confused with Hyattsville, MD, there was an old house with two Norway spruce trees planted in front as traditional German "bride and groom" trees. These two trees, when I first saw them, made me think of the giant conifers of the Pacific N.W. I visited these trees from time to time just to see how they were doing and to admire their magnificence. One of the last times I saw these trees the house had been abandoned and it was spring, so I thought I would scrounge around and see if I could find any seedlings. Well, I found a few, but they were so very, very small--really just seeds that had germinated just about a week before. No green except the little ring of cotyledons. I put them in little plantic coffee cups that I found by the roadside (not actually dixie cups) and took them home and planted them in my garden. One soon died. Another lived for a little over a year, and the third I have growing now at my place in Winchester. After it grew in my garden in Arlington for about 4 years, I moved it to my timberland place where it grew for three more years and then I moved it to my place in Winchester. It almost died from my fertilizer mistake three years ago, but is now in full recovery mode. I really treasure this little thing--maybe not so little now. So--nothing is too small, even for transplanting. The other two seedlings died, probably because they were not the product of cross pollination. A pair of trees NS growing alone is usually not a good source for seed that will produce good strong trees. But these trees were so magnificent, I had to try to find something. I say "were" because the one that was slightly smaller has died--and I have not seen the other one for more than 10 years now. --Spruce...See MoreYou can't grow a fig tree from a fig branch, can you? If so, how?
Comments (4)In the search blank at the top of the page of the Fig Forum type in (rooting cuttings). You should get enough reading material to last awhile, and it will tell you numerous ways you can use the branch to form new fig trees, even after you have cut it off the tree. The airlayering, as suggested by leon on the post above this one, is done while the branch is still on the tree, and is one of the better and surer ways to propagate fig trees........See MoreFigs are spongy inside
Comments (2)Hi, herman2: Your reply on the another post on this forum-``How does one start a new hybrid of fig tree?`` is very interesting! I don`t have a male caprifig so I cannot conduct the experiment. Hi, pattyg50: If you have a scientific interest you can read the above post on ``how to start a new hybrid of fig tree`` written by herman2. Since you have a male caprifig as herman2 said, you can get 2 female figs tree to try crossing your male caprifig!...See MoreUser
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