Old Wives Tales or Stubborn Opinions on Fig Growing

[Kompakfigs]

This might be a bit controversial. The best cuttings (easy to root, more viable, etc) come from more experienced growers.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

Grafted trees allow to you propagate the harder to root ones more easily.

Is this really not true?
Newbie minds want to know.

 

[ktrain]

I agree with most in the OP, I think my experience of fragile roots comes from my stent to water rooting.
Taking them out of water to put in soil I was trying to be so careful but they were breaking off anyway.
Even seeming to have turned a darker shade and being rather long.

I could just be heavy handed. lol

 

[bushdoctor82]

@bushdoctor82 , I'm curious on the rational for the Grafted tree statement.

A seller can take a limited amount of propagation material and graft onto unwanted rootstocks and pump trees out faster than rooting a cutting and selling the rooted cutting. In the event the graft dies on the buyer, the buyer is only left with unwanted rootstock.

 

[bushdoctor82]

There are no “hard to root” varieties. All varieties root just fine but countless cutting related (freshness, tree health, storage) and grower related variables contribute to the false belief that a particular variety is difficult to root.

A false belief is still a belief, which contributes to being an old wives tale or just a stubborn opinion as many of mine in this thread.

 

[Figjake]

Is this really not true?
Newbie minds want to know.

It’s only true if you don’t suck at grafting . I’ve done a bunch of it trying to figure it out and I’ve got better luck rooting cuttings than grafting . I’ve watched endless videos, ensured Cambium alignment, etc. I’m gonna guess time of the year has something to do with it.