"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 9/8/05 1:04, in article
s.net, "Sue"
wrote:


"Pam Moore" wrote
wrote:

hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please

I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is
doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree
is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from
seeds in the rather foul mud!!
I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside
over winter and to my surprise it rooted.

Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have
to
be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned
to
keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one.


I don't pretend to know the answer to this but some people swear that figs
do best if their roots are restricted......of course, they also swear that
you should bury a dead donkey underneath them!
Mine is planted in the north facing garden straight into the ground which
is heavy clay. It fruits prolifically.