BIGGEST Cutting We've ever Rooted: How to Grow a Fig Tree From a Cutting | Extreme Plant propagation

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  • čas přidán 1. 09. 2021
  • This is the biggest cutting we've ever rooted! Extreme plant propagation in the truest sense. If you ever wanted to learn how to grow a fig tree from a cutting (and I mean a really big fig tree) then you've got to see this. This fig cutting is 2 foot long, 6 inches in diameter, the densest wood I've ever dealt with, and it came from the trunk of a decades old fig tree. I treated this cutting as I would any other hardwood cutting, by preparing the bottom surface with rooting hormone and sticking it in a good draining rooting medium. It got left out in the open without any form of mist or humidity around it. I just watered it every day or every other day to keep the wood moist around the base. Looking forward to training this one up as a bonsai fig tree!
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  • @msbuglinbowlin9086
    @msbuglinbowlin9086 Před 2 lety +146

    I worked with a woman years back who said she had taken branches off trees and they grew. I've tried with no luck. This gives me new hope!!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +14

      There is always hope!

    • @triciac1019
      @triciac1019 Před 2 lety +5

      Are you using rooting compound?

    • @jordanhuguenard8315
      @jordanhuguenard8315 Před 2 lety +12

      I just rooted 4 Moringa branch cuttings, I watered it once so the soil was damp, the mistake people normally make is over watering, rooting branches like that do not require much water, I didn't put any hormones on mine, it just takes patience and a bit of water, and even If I use a rooting hormone, I use Aloe and that works incredibly well

    • @MoonGoose-9876
      @MoonGoose-9876 Před 2 lety +6

      I stacked 6 inch diameter willow as firewood and it rooted. As long as the tree is suitable for rooting, you can get it done.

    • @baddriversofcolga
      @baddriversofcolga Před 2 lety +2

      Have you attempted Figs? They couldn't be much easier to root.

  • @stelviodelbrava6218
    @stelviodelbrava6218 Před 2 lety +30

    Amazing mate!
    Next: propagating old Sequoia log used in 1800s home construction. Wow, it rooted!!

  • @hakdov6496
    @hakdov6496 Před 2 lety +41

    i built a raised bed this spring with some logs from a maple tree that I cut down 6 months earlier. A couple of weeks later, they started to sprout new growth. Amazing.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +4

      Haha, that's pretty cool.

    • @capttuttle7422
      @capttuttle7422 Před rokem +1

      I have seen that too huge pieces a year old sprouting new grout and it's been chainsawed on both ends

  • @kimberlyhughes4515
    @kimberlyhughes4515 Před 2 lety +166

    Mike, your enthusiasm is contagious...and your daughters are proof😁!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +10

      Thanks! We make a great team.

    • @berthapoblacion4019
      @berthapoblacion4019 Před 2 lety +3

      You can root any thing
      with water & peroxide.

    • @sarahtco3230
      @sarahtco3230 Před 2 lety +1

      @@berthapoblacion4019 how much hydrogen peroxide? Or what ratio?

    • @berthapoblacion4019
      @berthapoblacion4019 Před 2 lety +1

      @@sarahtco3230
      Two gallons of water
      1 ounce of peroxide. even if you go over it it won't hurt the plant's.
      to tell you the truth
      I,don't even measure🙂
      the dollar store has 32oz
      for a dollar i,buy several bottle's at a time coz each time i,water with peroxide.

    • @Pepper-rn4hh
      @Pepper-rn4hh Před 2 lety +3

      Yes, I was going to say something very similar. You seem like a very positive person and your daughters too. I hope that they are not in public schools. Public schools are indoctrination camps. So, very evident in the times that we find ourselves in today (2021).

  • @woodstockxx
    @woodstockxx Před 2 lety +63

    You’re like the Steve Irwin of the plant world..sooo enthusiastic..I wish all kids shared this kind of interest & enthusiasm for plants & hope to see stuff like this being taught in schools someday..it’s exciting, rewarding, teaches patience..Mother Nature is amazing ! 😁👍

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +9

      Yes, everything you said is spot on! I just can't get enough of working with plants. I'm honored by your first sentence.

    • @woodstockxx
      @woodstockxx Před 2 lety +4

      @@MikeKincaid79 - 😂😂 .. Irwin brought a whole new & exciting dimension to his field..don’t get me wrong, I adore Attenborough but Irwin was cool AF .. I love all living organisms but don’t have the space to venture into it as much as I’d like to, unfortunately..your vid is the first of its kind that I’ve managed to watch all the way..very informative & has given me the kick up the a#se that I needed, to take some cuttings from local plum & apple trees..thank you dude 😉👍

    • @Chef1Mat
      @Chef1Mat Před 8 měsíci

      So cool, i am trying this. I was thinking the same, Steve Irwin of plants@@woodstockxx

  • @febrianwijaya6648
    @febrianwijaya6648 Před 2 lety +11

    Man woke up oneday and decided to speedrun bonsai

  • @juliec4750
    @juliec4750 Před 2 lety +19

    That video was a lot of fun! It was terrific to see your girls out there getting involved. When my son was 3, he stuck this big stick in his sand box, started watering it and calling it his “tree.” Darned if the thing didn’t sprout and start growing! It turned out that the stick was cottonwood. My husband & my son transplanted the new tree away from the house, into our field. That was 28 years, ago! That tree is now enormous (I dunno, maybe 40 ft?). Please propagate MORE TREES! Smoke Tree, Hawthorne, Sourwood, Hazelnut, Locust…I’d love to see it. Thanks for sharing with us, Mike!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      I'd love to do more trees. I love sourwood and know where one is growing but I'd have to ask the owner for a few cuttings.

    • @juliec4750
      @juliec4750 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MikeKincaid79 I’m sure they’d help out, since it is for educational purposes. 😁 We have some beautiful red Hawthorne up here. I tried rooting one, but it didn’t take. Maybe you can find some different cuttings (you know) just laying around in some parking lots. 😉

    • @julievarner8273
      @julievarner8273 Před 7 dny

      @@juliec4750what a great idea!!!!

  • @Divinemessages69
    @Divinemessages69 Před rokem +13

    Great to see another enthusiast, I do this all the time with my Cordyline Australis here in the UK, I cut them down as they were 10 feet tall, with thick branches, practically in half, sprinkled some rooting powder on the base of the cuttings and put them straight into the ground or in pots, they grow like crazy in no time

  • @lisaalbarras3029
    @lisaalbarras3029 Před 2 lety +24

    Can't wait to see your bones fig updates! Congratulations on the figs and for having such genuine kind and hard working daughters.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing how these trees develop too. Yes, my daughter's are very helpful and I couldn't do it without them.

    • @daniellepooler1854
      @daniellepooler1854 Před 7 měsíci +2

      It’s been two years- any updates? Thinking about doing this with a neighbors trimmins

  • @greenthumbelina7331
    @greenthumbelina7331 Před 2 lety +57

    W👀W! Mike, those massive 'cuttings actually rooted! Now that's impressive, and your lovely assistants are growing like, well, weeds! I'm looking forward to seeing you prune and shape those into Bonsai Fig Trees. I love your enthusiasm for propagation, it's positively addictive. Have a great week, Kincade family! ~Margie

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +6

      So glad to spread the enthusiasm. Thanks for watching, Margie! I'll definitely do update videos on whatever we do with these cuttings.

    • @wilsonpaul3599
      @wilsonpaul3599 Před 2 lety +2

      I've actually taken whole limbs that drooped real low on my fig trees and buried them whilst still attached to the tree and had them root. Cut them off later and place elsewhere. Marvin the fig man in Arkansas showed me that trick

    • @HadiHadi-zx3vs
      @HadiHadi-zx3vs Před 4 měsíci

      Hello Welcome How are you I want Shiraa Rooting hormone Minka please

  • @charleswilder2985
    @charleswilder2985 Před 2 lety +30

    Really fantastic! I doubt I ever will see a larger cutting rooted! Wow!
    Tremendous roots on both of those! Those are beautfiul!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks, now it's time to figure out what we want our bonsai to look like!

  • @cromcruach2958
    @cromcruach2958 Před 2 lety +4

    Did the same with a large fig tree, with a 10cm trunk and about 150cm high , I had it in a very large plastic pot that died to root rot after a rain storm at the end of the spring, I sawed of the rotten bottom of the tree until I hit fresh wood, put some steril media in a bag added hormons and opened up a few minor holes in the bag bottom and tied the top of the bag. Moved it into the garage so the wood wouldn't dry out from the sun, a few months later I had roots and branches

  • @KimberlySYoung-ub5lo
    @KimberlySYoung-ub5lo Před 2 lety +15

    Mike, you are the Steve Irwin of Plant Propagation! Thank you for your great motivating videos from Kennewick!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      What a beautiful compliment! I loved that man and it was a sad day when he passed. Happy to motivate and entertain!

    • @KatherineTheGr8t
      @KatherineTheGr8t Před 2 lety +1

      Oooh, that was an awesome comparison! No one tops the Crocodile Hunter...yet Mike has that same energy, spot on Miss Kimberly : D

    • @jamaicanagriboss1
      @jamaicanagriboss1 Před 2 lety +1

      Steve Irwin of propagation is pretty good way of looking on it

  • @SuperManning11
    @SuperManning11 Před 2 lety +10

    Some folks are just naturally gifted in being great teachers and presenters. Mike is absolutely one of those folks! Watching this first thing in the morning is so much better than watching news channels. Maybe the world isn’t such a bad place after all.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Man, what a nice comment. Humbles me to hear such wonderful things being said. Thanks for that, Stephen.

  • @randyscrafts8575
    @randyscrafts8575 Před 2 lety

    Kimberly Hughes commented on your enthusiasm. Can't agree more! Keep that spirit man! It's contagious and as she said, and yes your daughters show it. It's a great environment for them to grow. 👍👍

  • @natewelch6608
    @natewelch6608 Před 2 lety +2

    🤩 wow amazing. My in laws lost a huge weeping willow and I propagated a ton of them and some were big branches. But nothing like that. How cool! So neat. Keep it up Mike!

  • @elbabecerril9414
    @elbabecerril9414 Před 2 lety +19

    Awesome! The first figs I rooted 2 years ago fruited this year, its been great learning and comparing what you have been doing with yours, but you just took it to the next level not gonna lie, next time my husband says I'm crazy about my figs I'm showing him this video, LOL, keep propagating, I love the videos, saludos desde México!!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +2

      So glad you enjoyed it, Elba! Keep growing those figs!!!

  • @davinatest8467
    @davinatest8467 Před 2 lety +4

    What a wonderful gift to give his girls…..the lovely memories and the great knowledge for gardening and growing.❤️🙏🏼

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, I love spending time with them and involving them in everything I do around here.

    • @davinatest8467
      @davinatest8467 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MikeKincaid79 a very wise man

  • @1tonygunalan
    @1tonygunalan Před 2 lety

    Mike you have done it again. Rooting anything you can get your hands on. It is a success. That is important.

  • @KIMJOHND
    @KIMJOHND Před 2 lety +8

    This is amazing. I never even seen a root hormone use on massive log like that. Great job, this will be my next experiment. Thanks for this video, great work.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it, John. This project was a lot of fun. Good luck with your experiments.

  • @PhillWyattProjects
    @PhillWyattProjects Před 2 lety +6

    Cool to see a trunk rooting. You usually think of a cutting being tiny. I will have to try this myself!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, it's definitely not tiny, lol. Just couldn't help myself!

  • @Kai2z
    @Kai2z Před 2 lety +37

    Holy cow I didn’t know you can root a cutting this big lol it’s kind of funny I don’t know why. But great job Mike as always

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +4

      I didn't know either but had a feeling it would work. Sure was fun!

    • @tonypeperoni5818
      @tonypeperoni5818 Před 2 lety +2

      @@MikeKincaid79 im pretty sure are long as you keep the cambium alive the cutting has hope to root and grow or so it seems

    • @helenachase78
      @helenachase78 Před 2 lety +1

      Bahahaha ! Awesome

    • @helenachase78
      @helenachase78 Před 2 lety +4

      Good thing you didnt put it on upside down.

    • @silverio6691
      @silverio6691 Před 2 lety +3

      @@helenachase78 I'm glad he didn't do that either. otherwise we would not be true believers in Mike Kincaid. This guy and his two little girls performed a great theatrical magic trick or we are seeing a miracle. It does not matter which. What does matter is that his enthusiasm and excellent lecturing talents when combined make it so inspirational. Mike is telling me to hang on and to continue my experimentation with rose propagation. The lady at the local STOP SHOP store flower department (her name is Wendy 😎🤩) who provides me with a vast number of broken stems from damaged Ecuadorian beautiful rose blooms, is so sorry for me that she has guaranteed an endless and unlimited number of cutting from any plant displayed behind and in front of her counter. And, after all this, I still put my David Austin Lady of Shallot upside diwn in the King Clone Hydroponics tank!... 😎🖤

  • @ChocolateMelanin
    @ChocolateMelanin Před 2 lety +1

    Your enthusiasm makes me smile 😀 I planted a fig tree in my moms garden about 2yrs ago & it’s doing really well. I’ll get a cutting from it & see how I get on with it.
    You did a great job 🪴

  • @Toddis
    @Toddis Před 2 lety +1

    Love the dad energy when you pulled it out of the pot
    I love to see anyone get that excited about plants 🌱

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Haha, the girls and I had a lot of fun with this one.

  • @dberar55
    @dberar55 Před 2 lety +34

    WOW. Hilarious but amazing. You could also graft numerous other figs onto the top. Watched someone else on another channel do it. This may qualify as your best propagation video yet. Congrats

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +5

      Thanks! I had a lot of fun doing this one and it was great getting the girls involved.

  • @AndeeKiss
    @AndeeKiss Před 2 lety +7

    Just WOW! 🤩🥰
    Those roots remind me of lightnings at night. ⚡🌌 I am really glad you tried it and I am happy that it worked out sooooo well! 👌🤞✌️

  • @royhughes2854
    @royhughes2854 Před 2 lety +2

    Dude, I wannabe just like YOU when I grow up! Wait.... I already am grown up. DAMNIT!! I missed the boat AGAIN!!!!! Oh well, I guess I have to just live vicariously through you!!!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +2

      Hahaha, what a compliment, Roy! Don't worry, even though you can't BE me, we can still be friends and we're all connected through a force that none of us fully understand. Glad you enjoyed this one!

  • @kennethwoolard5910
    @kennethwoolard5910 Před 2 lety +2

    I love your enthusiasm! I have just propagated my first hibiscus! Working with nature is so much fun!

  • @vl.3552
    @vl.3552 Před 2 lety +6

    love your videos! you plant interesting stuff, never boring. always excited to see what you are doing. love your energy and enthusiasm. i learn new things from your channel. thanks for sharing and keep up excellent work!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoy the videos and thanks for stopping by for this one!

  • @TriggaTreDay
    @TriggaTreDay Před rokem +3

    Thank you sooo much for not making this process so complex. You kept everything so simple and you just made sure to water it ,give it sun, and give it time. And nature did what nature is good at. I will be getting some rooting hormone today, because I have 8 different fruit trees that I will be propagating this season. I hope they will be well established by the Full so that they can survive the winter.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před rokem +2

      I try to keep it simple. Good luck with your fruit tree propagation.

  • @kathrynpiche7060
    @kathrynpiche7060 Před 2 lety +2

    I saw this on your FB , wow!! Your excitement is contagious! Love this, congratulations Mike.

  • @deckchaironthetitanic
    @deckchaironthetitanic Před 2 lety +12

    Mike I have to laugh as I have 3 new volunteer fig trees in my yard. I'm thinking of keeping one & naming it Mike.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      You never know, Mike might be a real gem of a fig!

  • @wildchook745
    @wildchook745 Před 2 lety +6

    Wow! Impressive, Mike. I cannot believe you rooted a fig trunk, so cool :)

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Sure was fun! Love these types of projects.

  • @JacobSimpson
    @JacobSimpson Před 2 lety +6

    Mike that is awesome! You rooted a log!
    You’ve given me yet another idea to try

  • @donnie7977
    @donnie7977 Před 2 lety

    Loved to see this, your enthusiasm is really viral and you’re doing a fantastic job withe kids!

  • @johnhamilton9229
    @johnhamilton9229 Před 2 lety

    All the smiles of your team made me smile beginning to end.

  • @margaretmarshall3645
    @margaretmarshall3645 Před 2 lety +9

    Just wow. I found this video when I was trying to find out whether fig cuttings need to be from the newest year’s growth or not. Apparently not!!! Very impressed-and inspired to experiment this winter. Keep up the good work in the garden and on CZcams!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      So glad you enjoyed this one and it helped answer your question, Margaret! I actually prefer wood that is at least 3/4 inch in diameter. I did a video on fig cuttings over a year ago in which I took cuttings from wood that was further down the branch in the beginning of the growing season. The tops of the branches were already growing leaves. They still rooted. Figs are so much fun to experiment with.

  • @PsychicIsaacs
    @PsychicIsaacs Před 2 lety +3

    Not figs, but I have succeeded in rooting any size of Opuntia ficus indica (Indian Fig Cactus) cuttings and also sections of Yucca elephantipes trunks just by digging a hole and planting them in the soil. I grow figs and took three suckers off my (comparatively small, 3 ft tall) parent Black Turkish fig, and apparently, they have all taken, by just planting them in the soil! I noticed this morning that one of the transplanted suckers has new Spring growth (I live in the Southern Hemisphere), so I will have to check the others later.
    A neighbour gave me some Goji suckers a couple of weeks ago, and I think they have rooted as well. I love gardening and knowing how to propagate takes your gardening to a whole new level! Thanks for the videos, from Victoria, Australia.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      You're welcome, and thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @kdh130
    @kdh130 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks. What a great way to re-cycle unwanted trees ... and get an almost instant tree in the process. Great work.

  • @sugardoll5236
    @sugardoll5236 Před 2 lety +1

    I love how passionate you are!! I don't know anything about plants but you got me totally into it!

  • @John-vr8bb
    @John-vr8bb Před 2 lety +26

    You are great Mike! The enthusiasm and the way you involved your family... All I do is appreciate you enormously. Good job! 🥰

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks so much John! That comment means a lot to me and I appreciate your support.

  • @Ninjatron318isgaming
    @Ninjatron318isgaming Před 2 lety +36

    Awesome to see you are interested in Bonsai! Get a lot of projects going, these figs could be used and also Japanese Maples make great bonsai. Going to nurseries and looking through the more neglected plants or trees sometimes leads to cool finds to work on too. Keep up the good work!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +6

      Yeah, I've still got a ton of Japanese maples in 1 gallon pots and thought about turning them into bonsai.

    • @jessicasmith270
      @jessicasmith270 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much

    • @interstellarsurfer
      @interstellarsurfer Před rokem

      MFW professionals do this every day.

  • @SuddenEden
    @SuddenEden Před 2 lety +2

    The real Magic Mike, please stand up! Excellent! Thank you.

  • @mjw7124
    @mjw7124 Před 2 lety +2

    Got you beat. 3-4 foot wide log from lower portion of a curly Willow. It was too big for my chain saw so I dragged it into my chicken pasture for a roost. It grew.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Haha, I knew I'd hear some stories eventually. We had a cottonwood that we took down and I left the old tree trunk laying in one of my rhody beds and planted rhododendrons all around it. This was about 6 years ago or so. The tree trunk (about 3 feet in diameter and 10 feet long) started growing, lol. I had to poison the trunk so it would die off.

  • @instakillgaming
    @instakillgaming Před 2 lety +3

    definitely don't stop doing these, genius idea. I'm going to wait until I need to cut down a tree or find a live log somewhere else and do the same, might need more rooting powder though lol

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      I'm constantly trying new things. You never know where this channel will take us.

  • @georgel1055
    @georgel1055 Před 2 lety +7

    Bonsai: One week you have two trees, the next month you have twenty (or more) and you have no idea where they all came from. I know from experience. Amazing to see your results.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Thanks George, and yes, plants can quickly become a hording problem.

  • @suechampion9985
    @suechampion9985 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm looking forward to seeing later also ☺. Beautiful young ladies helping too. I get excited with your excitement, I'm grinning when I see you excited. Have a Blessed day 🙌

  • @ironc5194
    @ironc5194 Před 2 lety +1

    Just found your channel and man I am inspired! Thank you for all your content and help with propagation!!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      That's so awesome! Happy to inspire. Thanks for hanging out here on the channel and enjoy the videos!

  • @monkeygraborange
    @monkeygraborange Před 2 lety +11

    You should talk to Nigel Saunders at The Bonsai Zone here on CZcams... he’s extremely experienced and knowledgeable and I’m sure he’d be able to give you some good pointers.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +2

      Good idea. I'll look him up.

    • @kaepora
      @kaepora Před 2 lety +2

      I think of him as the bob ross of bonsai.

  • @heystevo
    @heystevo Před 2 lety +29

    Quite impressive, Mike! Were these cuttings from the Jim Wilson fig tree? You've definitely opened up possibilities for propagating much larger cuttings.........especially in areas where larger fig trees exist. I would love to see someone take a large cutting like you rooted and graft a bunch of different varieties onto it.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +10

      That would be really cool, having multiple varieties on one of these cuttings. Yes, that was from the 'Jim Wilson' tree. That particular trunk has to be at least 50 years old.

    • @marshalllee2509
      @marshalllee2509 Před rokem

      Yes, that would be awesome

  • @lobe2032
    @lobe2032 Před 2 lety +2

    Mike you are the BEST ever, I would never have even tried that, heck I would never have even thought of that. You are so enthusiastic about everything and everyone, with git up and go, catches it, thanks for inspiring me once again. Love to you and your family. 😊😊😁😁🤗🤗

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Glenda, glad you're a part of this. I love showing all the fun I have around here with cuttings!

  • @pjqziggy
    @pjqziggy Před 2 lety

    Love the enthusiasm. I know the feeling after getting ONE cutting out of 4 take root last year. Also Herons Bonsai is chill.

  • @mjt2582
    @mjt2582 Před 2 lety +3

    This is so inspiring, thanks for sharing! I have a few mulberry cuttings about a quarter of an inch in diameter and 8-10 inches long. Each potted in a 1 gallon with grafting tape on the cutting above dirt to keep from drying out. I have no clue how often I’m supposed to water them, or if at all? Or keep them in a saucer and water from the bottom? Any recommendations? I live in SoCal. Thank you!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Water daily or every other day. I like to water more often but keep the wood exposed to air.

  • @HOMESTEADHEART
    @HOMESTEADHEART Před 2 lety +15

    Okay Mike I'm gonna do this! I have a 5+ year old peach tree with 4 huge branches coming from the base. 4 in. In diameter at least. You've inspired me. Can I do this now in Georgia or should I wait until spring?

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +9

      Sounds like a fun project. I'd wait until closer to spring, just before the bids start to break.

    • @HOMESTEADHEART
      @HOMESTEADHEART Před 2 lety +1

      Awesome Sauce!

    • @DankFroot
      @DankFroot Před 2 lety +2

      Peach tree might be a bit more difficult. Figs are known for their ease of rooting from hardwood. It certainly is possible with peach still, so best of luck!

    • @WVRetreat
      @WVRetreat Před 2 lety +4

      I tried rooting my peach tree from cuttings and it did not work. Also, tried air layering them. After doing some research I found that peaches are much more difficult to root than figs.

    • @enigmaoffc3148
      @enigmaoffc3148 Před 2 lety

      Let us know how it went!

  • @loloholmes2793
    @loloholmes2793 Před 2 lety +1

    Holy crap you never cease to amaze me with your propagation skills.

  • @stelviodelbrava6218
    @stelviodelbrava6218 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey Mike, I think fig trees are a miracle. They multiply so easy and produce fruits in waves whole summer until fall

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      They are amazing! Can't wait for my trees to get established and start pumping out figs.

  • @giselau5606
    @giselau5606 Před 2 lety +15

    Graft different figs on top! Would be cool to see it develop different branches that can be told appart…like 4-5 main branches of different type!
    Also, can you do one on olives? Would be much appreciated…just an experiment to see different sizes and their rooting speed! If you buy a decent sized, cheap olive for about 100 dollar you have plenty of material and so many Bonsais to sell/give away!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +5

      I'd love to. Not sure if they'll grow in my climate though. I'll have to look into it.

    • @giselau5606
      @giselau5606 Před 2 lety +1

      Mike Kincaid I’m based in Germany, which has mild climate and doesn’t get too cold in winter, but yea you need a certain temperature….although i’m sure in a greenhouse they’d do just fine!

    • @guynorth3277
      @guynorth3277 Před 2 lety

      Olives would be so awesome!

    • @MoonGoose-9876
      @MoonGoose-9876 Před 2 lety +3

      @@MikeKincaid79 I am in West Oly and I have a potted olive. Let me know if you want some cuttings.

    • @pottersjournal
      @pottersjournal Před 2 lety +1

      @@MoonGoose-9876 I have a potted one in Pittsburgh but can't root any. Hope Mike can show us the trick to rooting the olives.

  • @kevinkaczowski1254
    @kevinkaczowski1254 Před 2 lety +4

    I’m really surprised that such large cuttings took root. Of course the timing and the fact that they were in best environment surely helped. I’m wondering if other plants can be propagated this way as well-I’ll have to try myself. I was a little surprised that you did not gingerly spread the roots apart and place into a larger container. But maybe bonsai protocol did not call for that?

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      I will definitely work with the roots more later this winter now that they’re hardened off

    • @ggriffith2097
      @ggriffith2097 Před 2 lety +3

      @@MikeKincaid79 Any chance we can get some updates soon? Really interested in your bonsai idea.

  • @feixulinx
    @feixulinx Před 2 měsíci

    i love how excited you are about the growings

  • @marciahofer4502
    @marciahofer4502 Před 2 lety +2

    Mike you really must have green thumbs!! That was an amazing video! I never thought a tree trunk could be rooted, except for Cottonwood trees. They will root just laying on the ground!! I can imagine how excited you were to discover roots! Truly amazing! 😃

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +2

      This one was so fun to do. I really enjoyed the girls helping out too, in fact, they helped cut the log off the tree.

    • @marciahofer4502
      @marciahofer4502 Před 2 lety

      @@MikeKincaid79 Your girls have grown like weeds! I couldn't believe how big they are. They are so cute and enjoy helping their daddy! I love the videos with them helping you! It's nice to have special family time! They do a great job!

  • @simplifygardening
    @simplifygardening Před 2 lety +14

    Love Herons bonsai great channel

  • @jorgecanales798
    @jorgecanales798 Před 2 lety +3

    That was so cool! I have a question that I don't know if you've already answered but, where do you get your pots from? I'm currently looking for nursery pots at a good price

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      All over the place. I buy them used and find them on Craigslist, Offer up, Facebook, etc. I've also bought them from nurseries that are going out of business.

  • @dakotalindsay706
    @dakotalindsay706 Před 2 lety +1

    Right now I'm doing a 4 foot tall by 3 1/2 inch wide pair cutting and it's been a little under a month and it has started rooting love your videos keep it up very educational

  • @newbutt
    @newbutt Před 2 lety +1

    That's CRAZY, Mike! LOL. you know what I'm doing next Spring trip to grandma's! Thanks for sharing

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      There ya go, David, chop her tree down, hahaha!

  • @brinkman4925
    @brinkman4925 Před 2 lety +6

    hey mike, i'm wondering about trunk rot. i always hear about not getting the trunk covered in soil or mulch because of rot, but there's plenty of trunk under the soil here. Is it different because its a cutting or do you have to do something to mitigate rotting of the cutting during planting?

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +8

      This isn't really soil. It's finely ground fir tree bark that drains really well and is inert. If I had done this in soil, it would more than likely have rotted.

    • @brinkman4925
      @brinkman4925 Před 2 lety +1

      Ah I see, thanks. 😁

    • @Hohmies86
      @Hohmies86 Před 2 lety

      @@MikeKincaid79 just learned something new! Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @armengeorge
    @armengeorge Před rokem +3

    Hi, did you do a further follow up video on them? I'd be curious to know how similar cuttings would do a year and two years out if planted. Would the figs produced be larger/sweeter than those produced one, two years out from smaller cuttings? How different would the yields be even between the two cutting you rooted one, two years out following planting. Btw, love what you were able to do. And, thank you for sharing.

    • @kanenechiokolo3887
      @kanenechiokolo3887 Před 11 měsíci

      I don't get the substance spread on the upper cut and what it is for.

    • @armengeorge
      @armengeorge Před 11 měsíci

      @@kanenechiokolo3887 I don't believe it's the upper cut. I suspect what you believe to be the upper cut is in fact the lower cut when the limb was inverted so he could apply rooting hormone--the white powder--to stimulate root growth when it's potted.

  • @jiggjohns1028
    @jiggjohns1028 Před 2 lety +1

    That’s awesome, my cuttings of mulberry, blueberry, and gardenia are getting roots to following your method with the totes.

  • @grahamallen3941
    @grahamallen3941 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow Mike, that is truly amazing my dear friend. Cannot wait to see you turn them into bonsai’s!! I had 4 very nice figs of my young tree. The leaves are just about to drop. I will be taking more cuttings after the two I took last year have rooted. Take care and be safe. Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Yep, about time to start taking more fig cuttings again. You take care too, Graham, and good luck with your figs.

  • @TheGiveittomeall
    @TheGiveittomeall Před 2 lety +6

    It's so frustrating to see such amazing results when everything I cut and try to root just dies. I guess for now I'll just buy the clearance stuff from the hardware stores cuz propagation clearly isn't working for me.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +7

      It does work. Don't give up. You may be only one more try away from getting it!

    • @triciac1019
      @triciac1019 Před 2 lety +2

      Are you using rooting compound?

    • @wordvendor1
      @wordvendor1 Před 2 lety +3

      Keep trying!! I've been doing it, so I know you can!

    • @TheGiveittomeall
      @TheGiveittomeall Před 2 lety +2

      I won't quit!! But it IS September, so I'll just try other avenues next year like putting up a small hoop house. Maybe cutting from larger stems. Maybe I need to water less, maybe more. I'm just experimenting at the moment. The honest truth is I've hardly grown anything until this year, so I'm really just in the elementary stage of learning. The positive is I've learned that I DON'T have a black thumb as I have lots of near dead, clearance stuff I've purchased and planted... and it's thriving!!! I'll keep watching and learning. Thank you so for the positivity and encouragement!

    • @TheGiveittomeall
      @TheGiveittomeall Před 2 lety

      @@triciac1019 yep. Always with the routing hormone.

  • @laud2574
    @laud2574 Před 2 lety +4

    The roots of the tree are bad, they aren't growing in the right direction, they should be growing down straight vertically so then they can reach the water that is acumulated in the ground. They are in spiral, in horizontal direction and growing up, not down.
    This is because they arent planted in the ground, but in a pot that is too small for the right growing of the Roots in the time.
    When these trees with these bad roots are planted in the ground, they can't survive too much because of this problem.
    A way to revert the problem is cutting this roots that took the bad direction, including the mother root or the first big root , so it can continue growing in the good direction or branching in the right direction.
    Sorry for my english, I'm from Colombia but I have read many articles of this topic because I'm very interested in growing trees in the Amazonas.

  • @jbohio7821
    @jbohio7821 Před 11 dny

    I am so excited to try this out!!!

  • @naturallynorthfarms6387
    @naturallynorthfarms6387 Před 2 lety +1

    Your positive enthusiasm is soo engaging! Nice to see you have two all star cultivators ready to take the baton!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Yep, training them up right! Thanks for watching!

  • @leopardhorses
    @leopardhorses Před 2 lety

    THAT is amazing !!!! Have never seen anything like that before !!! So inspirational!!! Your daughters are so sweet !!!

  • @bernardbokenfohr4368
    @bernardbokenfohr4368 Před 2 lety +1

    First time I see a cutting this size and didn't expect it to root that good. Greetings from Costa Rica. And as a matter of fact, I love figs.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Hey, thanks for hanging out on the channel and I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • @jasmynesartstudio
    @jasmynesartstudio Před 2 lety

    Subscribed because your enthusiasm is amazing

  • @PAFigs
    @PAFigs Před 2 lety

    I'm speechless Mike! I'm also sitting here looking at a puny cutting I started and feeling a bit inadequate 😆

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Hahaha, this was a fun one. I was so excited to see it root. These figs are amazing man!

  • @zgns145
    @zgns145 Před 2 lety

    Great video. Your shared experience and enthusiasm crowns you the Steve Irwin of Plant Propagation.

  • @denvernow7294
    @denvernow7294 Před 2 lety

    The most enthusiastic and wholesome commercial for rooting hormone I've ever seen.

  • @nevaehdoesstuff1092
    @nevaehdoesstuff1092 Před 2 lety +1

    Oh wow!!! Amazing figtree cuttings!! Im excited for you!
    😁

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Melanie, this should be fun going forward!

  • @cwmutubecwm
    @cwmutubecwm Před 2 lety +1

    We are enjoying your journeys through your videos! love them

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Awesome! Thank you! Much more to come. I have a really cool idea that popped into my head one night a few weeks ago. It's been dominating my mind lately, lol, but it will have to wait until early spring. Excited to get started!

  • @Valecene
    @Valecene Před 2 lety

    Awesome! What great results!

  • @birgitjohnsen159
    @birgitjohnsen159 Před rokem

    I found you while searching for growing mulberry trees from cuttings - and then this fig tree! Marvellous, and I myself even got both an enormous fig tree and a mulberry tree (little one, only 30 berries this first year). Just you and your sweet daughters.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před rokem

      Glad you found the channel! Enjoy the videos and your mulberry trees.

  • @rickschulte8594
    @rickschulte8594 Před 2 lety +1

    Great work mike, I’m excited for you. I’m in there with you. Love it. Great helpers

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Rick, this project was a lot of fun and there will definitely be more to come with it.

  • @soonzach4017
    @soonzach4017 Před 2 lety

    Congratulations, very excited for you.

  • @itzikvil1
    @itzikvil1 Před 2 lety +1

    I like your enthusiasem and patient with your girls and also how you have them be part of the process abd feel part of it. Cheers for that you gave me lot of motivation with my kids and my plants :)

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Awesome! Glad to hear it. Your kids need you and will never forget the time you spend with them.

  • @littlemissy8356
    @littlemissy8356 Před 2 lety

    I love the enthusiasm. So good.

  • @shengsong3209
    @shengsong3209 Před 2 lety

    That’s awesome! And Beautiful Family!

  • @rebellionpointfarms6140

    awesome!!! Loving on the figs!! Thats a crazy looking rooted cutting!!! so fantastic.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Isn't it awesome! Can't wait to see it take off next spring.

  • @vicwickgardens9174
    @vicwickgardens9174 Před 2 lety +1

    That's incredible 👏 😍 CZcams stopped showing notifications for a bit. I've missed your videos. They are always so motivating 💕

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy them. I hear that people don't see the videos from time to time and I'm not sure why CZcams changes things up all the time. Best thing I can say is to come back and check in from time to time. I appreciate your support!

  • @ramonarao5553
    @ramonarao5553 Před 2 lety

    Yes it was really worth the watch, I loved it Mike

  • @Athabina
    @Athabina Před 2 lety

    Wow. those are monster cuttings! Good one MIke!

  • @ronaldhagan2373
    @ronaldhagan2373 Před 2 lety

    That is amazing,good work, this is the reason I watch your showes Mike, also you get so excited

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! I'll have to do an update on this soon and get it potted up into a bigger pot.

  • @shihanhe2992
    @shihanhe2992 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for showing this amazing propagation! I have one about 2 inch in diameter, I am going to give it a try!

  • @fullcircle4723
    @fullcircle4723 Před 5 měsíci

    Awesome man! Gives me ideas on our plum tree.

  • @mattsymons8103
    @mattsymons8103 Před 2 lety

    Awsome job Mike, congratulations

  • @infinity.1111
    @infinity.1111 Před 2 lety

    Awesome job. Great video. Thank you

  • @AndrewFroude
    @AndrewFroude Před 6 měsíci

    Well done! You are a legend. Your enthusiasm is absolutely contagious.

  • @DanaD555
    @DanaD555 Před rokem

    Amazing! Thank you for sharing! You are an inspiration for us to try to propagate plants from cuttings. Watching your videos give me confidence that there are endless possibilities. Since the fruits tree are so expensive, I will try some of those.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před rokem

      Yes, that's the message! Endless possibilities!!! Have fun Dana

  • @mnilsson2704
    @mnilsson2704 Před 2 lety +2

    This was the best plant video I have seen this year. Impressive tree in the making.🌴
    I do large cuttings of ash, horse chestnut, lilac trees and willows. Mixed results but great fun.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      Wow, thanks so much for the compliment! Yes, it's a ton of fun working with plants and trying different things!!!

    • @mnilsson2704
      @mnilsson2704 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MikeKincaid79 obvisously the climate in Scandinavia is a huge challenge.

  • @michaelheyward7668
    @michaelheyward7668 Před 2 lety +1

    That's awesome! Looking forward to an update with the large cuttings.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Před 2 lety

      I'll be working on an update at some point later in the winter. It definitely needs to get up-potted to make room for more growth. Thinking about potting it at an angle to give the trunk more character as it grows.