Q.I Need Clarification On Plant Cuttings For A Fig Tree.
The bottom end cut should be flat and the tip cut on a slant.(What does this mean?) Treat the slanted end with a sealant to prevent disease and the flat end with rooting hormone. Can you provide a picture? Thanks!
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In one of these publications below, it says the slanted cut is just so you can tell the top from the bottom of the cutting. A slanted cut just means cutting at a 45 degree angle above a node (where a leaf would come out) on the stem. It provides more surface area. The first publication shows an angled cut. No other publication mentioned using a sealant so I would skip that. You can apply a rooting hormone if you like to the straight cut end that will go in the soil.
https://marinmg.ucanr.edu/CARE/HOWTOPRUNE/Cuts/
https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/documents/SP307-I.pdf
https://sites.psu.edu/christinasplantpropagationpage/ficus-carica/
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit-nut/2012/12/13/fig-propagation/
