Will a Fig Sucker Grow Into a Fruit Bearing Tree

A friend of ours has a fig tree and we took one of the limbs close to the ground with roots on it and planted it. I realized it may just be a sucker and was wondering if it would grow to bear fruit or whether I should spend my time on a tree to plant for fruit?

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#1 Comment By Cathy On 07/24/2011 @ 10:14 am

You should be able to get a fruit bearing tree from that cutting. Please see this article:

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