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Mar 18, Free Fig Cuttings Available (for postage)PM. I have several cuttings of three common varieties - Desert King, LSU Purple, and Little Ruby - available to anyone newly starting out in this hobby. Please send me a pm if interested. May 30, How to root a fig tree cutting and grow fig trees for free By marta 3 years ago 2. Share. 2 Comment Love. Stump removal 46321 How to root a fig tree cutting and grow fig trees for free.

Let me show you how I rooted seven fig tree cuttings in just a months time. The subject of this post just ‘came into my life’ today, I didn’t plan Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Jun 11, Late in the dormant season, after the danger of frost is past, take fig cuttings from small branches that are two to three years old.

They should be about ½ to ¾ inches ( cm.) thick, about the width of your pinky, and inches ( cm.) long. The bottom end cut should be flat and the tip cut. Jul 23, If you don’t have hydrogen peroxide on hand, you can use a 10% bleach/90% water solution.

Wearing gloves, scrub off any dirt or debris using a soft toothbrush. Leave the cuttings in the bath for 2 or 3 minutes, then remove and air dry. You don’t need to. Select the best looking and healthy fig tree branches and cut them off the tree with clean, sanitized pruning shears.

Cut branch into pieces each consisting of at least four buds. With a sharp knife remove about 2 cm of skin (bark) from the bottom of the treenotch.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.