Collecting from Brick Walls?

Discussions about propagating from cuttings, seeds, air layers etc. Going on a dig (Yamadori) or thinking of importing? Discuss how, when and where here.
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The "Rapunzel" tree isn't showing any signs of life however all four other trees have new growth coming out! Will post some pics when I can for those following along.
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They're tough! :)
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Thanks for posting the updated pictures Legoman! It's really exciting to see how many of these are going to survive. I really hope that you'll have a good chance to properly curate these though. I can imagine you getting figs from a little pot of these sometime in the near future, and that would most certainly be an achievement considering how much care you've put into them!
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Sorry for the delay, took these last week and not had time to crop and upload them.

So, two months on ...

01: Rapunzel Tree, no sign of life ... yet:

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02 & 03: One doing great, lost a few leaves but looking good. The other, the formal upright (which was snapped off at the base) has a couple of leaves coming through though not in frame on this pic:

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04: The "medium sized" tree, has several leaves coming through:

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05: Mini Tree with some activity down near the base:

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So I'm wondering if I should trim these back to just above the signs of life, or let them establish themselves before causing any more trauma?

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Give them a bit more time to establish, feed em well, and look at torturing them some more once Summer is here. :D
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Hey all wall enthusiasts,

Repotted the three remaining trees over the weekend, they seem to be doing well. I was surprised by the roots on tree "04_medium"! Series below:

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