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The Indian fig tree, or banyan, is sacred in India, and interwoven with Indian mythology. In ancient Greece, dried figs were a major part of the daily diet of rich and poor.
Pat Morgan of Westlake Village wrote to the SoCal Garden Clinic to ask: My fig tree was started from a cutting three years ago and was recently transplanted to our atrium.
The East Indian fig tree, or banyan, is sacred in India, and interwoven with Indian mythology. In ancient Greece, dried figs were a major part of the daily diet of rich and poor.
As explained in a BBC article about fig pollination, "Figs depend on wasps to make their seeds and distribute their pollen. In turn, the fig tree acts as a womb where the fig wasps can reproduce." ...
The fig tree, Ficus ruminalis, was named after the goddess Rumina and was believed by the Romans to be powerful enough to avert lightning. The fruit is rumored to have been Cleopatra’s favorite.
The fig has been around since the dawn of civilization and was one of the first plants ever to be cultivated by humans. Fossilized figs dating to B.C. 9400-9200 were found in an early Neolithic ...
Take advantage of fig tree hardiness to harvest figs even in cold climates. Learn how to prune fig trees for a bountiful crop and how to prep a fig tree for winter.