Hi! I have this fig branch that I know is not doing well and would love any suggestions on saving it.
Back in September there was this fig tree I would pass everyday on my walk to work. Always the best part of my day. It was on a empty plot in a residential street, but one day the tree was cut down and the plot cleared for construction. I was devastated. In October though my mom came to visit me and one day walked around the fence and grabbed this big branch. When we got home she put it in a vase of water. It had no leaves or anything and I called her silly but left it in there anyway. When I came back from Christmas break though it started growing a leaf and had roots I was so excited! The growth has been great till a couple weeks ago. I did some research and realized now I should have moved it to soil a while ago and that too much water isn’t good for fig cuttings. I cleaned the roots with a tiny but of hydrogen peroxide to save what I could from the root rot.
There was also a section of the branch with some mold that I cut away. I know I’m probably doing a bunch wrong and most people might just throw in the towel but does anyone know if there is anyway I can save this cutting? can I cut the leaves and try and propagate those or cut the top half of the branch and try and propagate the bottom more (the bottom half still has bright green when a layer is scrapped off). Any help would be soo appreciated. thank you <3
by FigBranchPath
2 Comments
Idk, looks like the roots may have rotted. I think it probably needed to go into soil sooner. If it was me, I’d try moving it to soil now. I am not an expert on this stage though.
I’m no an expert but I have rooted cuttings before. That one seems bigger diameter than what I’ve seen successfully rooted. It’s my understanding that the cutting has a limited amount of nutrients stored in it and new leaf growth takes water and energy that ought to be going to root growth. My understanding is that cuttings root best when the roots stay moist (not wet) and the rest of the cutting doesn’t receive light that could trigger leaf growth until roots are established and the cutting goes to soil.
Good luck