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Our tree cloning experiment WORKED! We have a perfect clone of the rare Yellow Long Neck Fig that we can plant in a new area of the garden to get even more delicious figs. This method - called air layering - is the most effective way to propagate “hardwood cuttings” - things like fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, etc. It works by scraping away the outer bark to get to what are basically ‘plant stem cells’ that, when given moisture and a growing medium, will produce roots. You then cut beneath the