Fig tree rootstock.
Travis Morien
I just bought a fig tree from Bunnings, the "black Genoa" variety, with a
graft onto a rootstock tree. I know that Figs can have an enormous root
system, and have been known to do terrible things to a house foundations.
Can anyone tell me where i could find out what rootstock this fig has, I
assume that noone is going to sell me a monster that will lift my house
Jack and the Beanstalk style, but I really want to know if it is safe to
plant.
Do any of the numbers on the tag mean anything, like where the plant
originated (nursery)? Is there someone I can call or email to give this
info? Bunnings wasn't sure, it was a clearance tree I got for $2.00, and
this afternoon I couldn't even find someone who remembered that they were
selling cheap fig trees last week, never mind where they came from.
Otherwise, could anyone give either assurances or warnings on grafted fig
trees and medium sized backyards?
Travis
J & L McLaren
The Fig tree you have purchased is not a problem to plant in a small or
medium-sized backyard.
The original rootstock would be from " Ficus carica " , originally known
as "common fig ", this is the original "garden edible fig tree" which
came from the Mediterranean region . In latter years many cultivars have
been developed from this species ,e.g. "black Genoa " , "black Mission "
, " brown Turkey " and others , for their larger and tastier fruit , but
all these are grafted onto the original Ficus carica rootstock . Maximum
height for a really old tree wold only be 8 - 10 Mtrs , and approx the
same spread , with-out any problem to house foundations , a different
species to the large rainforest Figs .
Regards John ,
--
John A McLaren
"I,m a good speller,
but a terible Tipist."
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Travis Morien
Travis
J D'Andrea
<pha...@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
>Thankyou very much for the info!
>Travis
And from me too! I was also concerned regarding the future
size of a grafted fig purchased from a local supplier. The figs
taste great!
Thanks again.
Jean
oli
The rootstocks used to propagate figs commercially vary from nursery
to nursery. generally most propagation nurseries have a tree or trees
that they take cuttings from to graft onto & it is not unusual to buy
a grafted fig grafted on a cutting of the same clone!! Only you'd
never know. Most figs will strike easily from cuttings & as they will
take in large percentages from single node cuttings with only one bud
it is as fast & somewhat easier than grafting. Almost any fig will
graft on any other species of fig & you can get some interesting
combinations especially when some of the creeping types are grafted up
on the stem of the common fig. Actually the term "common" for figs
designates one of the 4 main tribes of F.carica. ie "Smyrna" (female)
"Common" "San Pedro" & "Capri" (male)
Oli
Travis Morien <pha...@tartarus.uwa.edu.au>
Bodach
<pha...@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> writes
>
>I just bought a fig tree
I was advised to plant my fig in, "an organic rich, but restricted
environment!" In summary, I have it in an old, plastic cold-water tank
(now surrounded by a decorative stone wall), filled with dung. I am
assured this will produce great figs in a few years!
Hope this helps.
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Bodach
figmane...@gmail.com
If you graft your fig tree on male fig(caprifig) you could control canopy(size) of yourfig tree with slow growth.
Best regards
Moslem