We didn't have much room on the south side of the house, but I squeezed in a few fig trees anyway. I feel fortunate that the trees seem to have thrived, and we are happy to still have tasty fruit, even in December.
Our neighbor's house is quite close by, so the figs are shaded from the sun in the winter months. Figs often produce two crops, but December does seem a bit late. I wonder if the shade is contributing to the very late crop?
The fruit of the fig tree is interesting inside. Technically, a the fig fruit is a "synconium" - a hollow fruit with multiple tiny ovaries on the inside surface.
The tiny seeds inside are what give figs their delightful subtly crunchy texture.
These are the most luxurious fruit of all, and your specimens are beautiful! I recently found out fig trees can grow on the Cape, so I'm dreaming of planting one this year.
ReplyDeleteHello, I just stumbled across this page and seen you grow figs.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to trade some fig cuttings with you if you are interested .I have about 30 varieties of fig trees I can take cuttings from and I also have a large collection of tomato seeds and other garden seeds I can share with you also. my email is ediblelandscaping.sc@gmail.com if you want to talk more, thanks and I look forward to hearing back from you.