Fig Trees -  Planting Fig Tree Cuttings

"There is a special joy about being with figs because they are so ancient and so patient. They will be the last plant to leaf or fig in the spring. So do not be surprised if a month or two or five passes and then suddenly they leaf out.

Fig fact! Every leaf from every different variety of fig tree is different, like snowflakes.

Figs are the great teachers of patience. While i am referred to as a fig expert, it is clear the fig is the expert. I get to water and propagate them and be in their 60,000,000 year old presence."

-Lloyd Kreitzer-

Experience And Knowledge:

• Soil - Fig trees aren't too particular and can grow in just about any type of soil, but grow fast in loose, fertile, slightly sandy soil. They prefer basic soils but manage to adapt very well in acidic soils. 
• Since their root system spreads, the working of the soil, if done at all, should only be on the surface.
• The new year's growth may freeze in temps under 12 degrees Celsius. Under 16-17 degrees Celsius the mix of new and old growth may be destroyed, but the root system is generally not affected, and the tree will put out new shoots the following year. Fig trees love sunny exposures. If winters are very cold and freezes can occur late in the spring, either an early unifere or bifere that has an early autumn production is necessary. The geographic location and the nature of the soil can affect the rapidity of the growth and the amount of its fruit.
• The fig tree mostly requires potassium (for healthy root growth) but does not need much nitrogen fertilizer, which tends to cause over development of the vegetation, and underdevelopment of the fruit.
• In well-balanced soil one should use a fertilizer such as 4-8-12, or 10-20-25 which means (N-Nitrogen/P-Phosphorous/K-Potassium such as 1-2-3 or 1-2-2.5).
• In poor soil, compost with pure potassium added in the form of potassium sulfate or patentkali is preferred.
• Bone meal or compost fertilizers work best, but animal fertilizers need to be aged and devoid of salts from urine and feces to avoid burning the leaves - if you see yellow spots on your leaves you know you have burning from too much salt. Also, the leaves will turn yellow during the fall when the plant goes dormant and loses its foliage - in Arizona that can be anywhere from November (in early cases where the plant is in a shallow pot 

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