Tiger Fig Cuttings

Rare Fruit Heirloom Speciality Fruits

Tiger figs also known as Panache figs are the creme de la creme of figs! Like a green and yellow striped hot air balloon, they float between the large leaves and are so unusual that every visitor has to stop and have a conversation about them.

The beauty is a perk, because the best reason to grow Tiger Figs is the taste! Unreal berry flavours, super sweet ...tasting like fig jam straight off the tree. The fruits are very large and when fully ripe the fruits burst through the base creating an exquisite contrast of the colourful yellow and green skin, pure white pith and then the brightest red flesh. They look decadent and when you bite into them you will find they are! As a bonus the young branches are striped too and fig leaves can be added to desserts. Poached in milk/cream they infuse a wonderful vanilla coconut flavour. One or two leaves can be blended to create a pale green to mixtures. Heavenly ice cream or syrups!

There are two very successful methods to propagate the cuttings:

Method 1: I simply push the cuttings into the soil in a damp shady area in late winter/ early spring with the tip just above the soil surface and the rest of the cutting buried at a 30 degree angle. 10 months later I lift them finding roots and pot them. They begin to put on leafy growth almost immediately. Allow them to establish a good root system in the pot before planting in the final sunny space. I find placing the pot on ground soil encourages root growth assisted by microbial activity moving in and out the base of the pot as well as earthworms.

Method 2 is burying the cuttings in a large lidded, opaque container of sand covering the cutting with 2-3cm of soil. Keep moist not wet til roots emerge and then pot in a light airy soil mix. Once there are a decent amount of roots, I'd recommend potting in good ground soil and allow to establish further for a few more months.

Figs form on new branches which grow 1-2m per season. The more cut branches, the more branches form and the more figs are produced. You can expect fruit to form in year 3-4.

Quantity: 5 x 15cm cuttings