I bought the attached black mission fig from Raintree last fall. When I checked it yesterday I noticed that all of the new growth was coming from below the graft union. If this is a grafted fig will these shoots produce black mission figs? Can’t seem to find a good answer to this auestion on the interwebs.
I don’t think it’s grafted. But if it was grafted, no, the shoots from below the graft would not produce black mission figs. But I’d bet that’s just a rooted cutting and will come back true.
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Where are you located? If you are in zone 8 or below, it may have suffered cold damage and died back to down near the ground. It is most likely not grafted… I do not know of any nurseries that sell grafted figs. My advise would be to let those bottom shoots grow out this year, as they will be true to type. However, given that Mission is a mid to late fig, you will probably not ripen any fruit this year.
im located in 7b. our brown turkey fig has done extremely well here and is always loaded with fruit. is there a way to tell if the fig is grafted vs. a cutting?
A better picture of the where the branch comes out of the old trunk would help determine whether you have a cutting or it is a graft. Most people do not bother to graft figs as they are so easy to root from cuttings. Your tree probably started as a somewhat thick cutting and the top node grew into the current branch. Figs do tend to push a lot of new growth from the root zone area. These suckers are perfectly viable, but you can cut them back to maintain more of a typical tree shape. Some people cut them out with a bit of root - instant tree. Others will do an air cutting, also an instant tree, but it takes a little more time. The upside is that you are not cutting into your tree’s roots.
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Yes, I like to use the suckers for air layers.
It’s not grafted. You don’t even need to look. Nurseries like Raintree don’t sell grafted figs.
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