This poor Brown Turkey Fig has had a hard life. I had the best intentions when I bought it. I planted it in a good size pot with good quality potting soil. After that, things kinda went downhill, not intentionally, of course. One year it got stuck in a corner of the yard with no sun. The next year it was brought out of its winter hiding place too soon, and nearly froze to death. Then it was left too close to a flaming fire pit, whereupon all its leaves turned brown and crispy and fell off. When removing the damaged branches, I’m afraid I may have been a bit heavy-handed with the pruning shears. It’s a wonder it’s alive at all.
When I bought it, it was a nice little tree, so I’m going to clone it. I took a few cuttings on September 6th. It might not have been the right time of the year to take cuttings, but I did it anyway. In a few months (when I think it will be the right time of the year to take cuttings) I will take more cuttings. Hopefully a few of these will survive, because I would love to have a fig tree or two in my yard.
Update 10-11-21: We have roots!
This is only one of the three cuttings I took a month ago. Hopefully the other two look just as good. Now I have to put them in bigger and better pots and figure out how to overwinter them. I’m thinking a protected area outside augmented by plastic, burlap and mulch should do the trick. I’m also going to take a few more cuttings, just in case.