Anyone struck fig tree cuttings before?

I took a bunch and just threw them in soil. If they root they root. But where to put them...

 

Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come to anything.
In water you get those little white dots as a precursor to rooting. It's a good sign but doesn't guarantee roots later.

When I have struck hardwood fig cuttings in soil I have always had a cover/humidity dome, to prevent the wood from drying out.

I did about 20 last year in coir and they had rooted in about 2 weeks and had a large root mass in about 3.

 

Well the ones in the water didn't root but the ones I kept in cuttings compost in the house I took in January have rooted.

I'm a bit mystified by this one though that has no upper growth but has the biggest root system out of all the cuttings I took. You can see the type of top growth I have on the cutting going across the photo diagonally (photo bombing) in comparison.

 

You can get good root development from the energy stored in the stem but then have no leaf growth, where the cutting fails. I'm not suggesting that will happen with that cutting but I have had it with figs quite often.
I have also lost figs in the past from what I believe is transferring them to a soil that is to dense compared to what they rooted in. I think they really benefit from being grown on in a looser soil, perhaps with perlite.

 

Well done

 

Any update on how these went, Jungle Jane? The ones producing fruit before leaves is a classic fig cutting thing, they put energy into fruiting before bothering with roots. Usually a good sign that the wood is viable though. I've had cuttings sit there looking dead for weeks then suddenly push growth once the weather warmed up properly.

 

Interesting.... I've not seen cuttings do this before.

How long would it take to assume the cutting has failed when its put on that much new root growth and not a sign of top growth?

I've potted the cuttings up in cuttings compost I had left over from other cuttings I was intending to take in the winter. It has a mixtures of horticultural grit in the mix with shop bought cuttings compost.

 

Here's photos of the other 2 that struck before I potted them on.
I may try and take a few more softwood cuttings just to increase my stock.

 

I would say that if the roots still look viable then there is a chance it will burst into top growth. The ones I have lost (not specifically figs) that root well but show no top growth, normally have their roots die off or stem rot.