Too cold to take cuttings ?

I have never attempted to take cuttings after my trees were exposed to below freezing temperatures. The only “issue” you might encounter is taking cuttings from branches which have frozen and may be dead, despite still looking green. Depending on your intent, it may be better to wait and take early spring cuttings when your trees are showing first signs of life.

I often wonder when acquired winter cuttings from a seller all fail to root, if it may be due to harvesting a green but dying branch.
 
Smokymist said:
I have a tall Black Italian Fig that is my only in ground fig and I'd like to take cuttings of it. Too cold ? It was 19 last night, 34 right now , and we're expecting ice and snow tomorrow.
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Our experience with cuttings and freezing temperatures is you must take them when they are not frozen. Wait for a sunny and as warm as you can day then cut at peak warmth. We have taken cuttings for ourselves in the past in the morning after a frost and they don’t seem to fair as well if they thaw off the tree. How woody they are makes abdifference too. Ones that are pithy don’t usually survive.
 
SpiritFarmVa said:
Our experience with cuttings and freezing temperatures is you must take them when they are not frozen. Wait for a sunny and as warm as you can day then cut at peak warmth. We have taken cuttings for ourselves in the past in the morning after a frost and they don’t seem to fair as well if they thaw off the tree. How woody they are makes abdifference too. Ones that are pithy don’t usually survive.
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Very woody. What I did, was to cut back four smaller limbs that were at the bottom of the tree that I needed to cut anyway. They actually look pretty good. Blue skies, sunny today, snowstorm tomorrow.
 
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