Finding RARE FIG VARIETIES with Sam Hubert (Eps #89)

You could call him the Indian Jones of the plant world! By day, Sam Hubert is Nursery Manager of One Green World Nursery. But Sam is also a fig hunter who seeks out new and rare fig varieties in the wild that he can propagate and offer for sale at the One Green World Nursery. #organic #figtree #propagation Learn more about One Green World Nursery: https://onegreenworld.com/ And if you are ready to learn more about fruit tree care, read on! 🌳 Learn specialist fruit tree pruning, pest and disease management, young tree care and more in one of Orchard People’s premium online courses: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/ 🍑 To purchase recommended fruit tree care products and books visit Orchard People's online store: https://orchardpeople.com/shop/ 🍐 For monthly fruit tree care content updates sign up for Orchard People's free monthly newsletter and to receive a free 11-page eBook "Growing Fruit Trees That Thrive" visit: https://orchardpeople.com/growing-fru... 🍎 For more videos, eBooks and podcasts about fruit tree care, visit https://orchardpeople.com/. Orchard People has made fruit tree care easier for thousands of home growers, gardeners and arborists in North America and beyond since 2013. Visit our website for more in depth information on fruit tree care and maintenance! https://orchardpeople.com. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 02:14 When and why Sam seeks out rare fig varieties 03:06 Researching fig hunting locations 04:31 How figs have naturalized in North America 05:51 Fig tree history 06:58 How Sam started looking for new and rare fig varieties 09:56 Taking fig cuttings 10:27 Anatomy of a fig 13:40 How to store and label fig cuttings 14:59 How to root fig cuttings 16:55 Why remove leaves from fig cuttings 19:22 What qualities to look for in fig cultivars 21:12 California fig hunter David Birken 21:50 How long it takes to discover if a fig cultivar is good 24:56 Home grown vs supermarket figs 29.13 Sponsor messages 33:27 More about Sam 35:39 Best climate and soil for figs 38:26 Can fig trees be divided for propagation? 39:04 Various ways to propagate figs 40:25 Growing figs in cooler climates 42:47 Do figs have scions? 43:52 Fig cultivars for cooler climates 46:28 Growing figs in containers 49:09 Best time to take fig cuttings 50:53 Best rooting conditions for figs 51.43 Problems with rooting figs in water 52.23 Adding nitrogen to rooting figs 53:16 Age of fig clippings 54:06 Ideal number of buds on a fig cutting 55:56 Contest