Resources Tagged: Fig

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  1. Ficus lacor - Cunningham’s Fig, Elephant Fig

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Buds A fig. It is an evergreen tree. It can grow attached to other trees. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk can be 20-40 cm across.The branches droop. The bark is brownish grey. The leaves are oval narrowing to the tip. They are slightly crinkled. They are 7-18 cm...
    Ficus lacor Cunningham's Fig Elephant Fig Fig Edible Leaves Fruits Edible Flowers

  2. Fig - Ficus carica - Growables

    Growables Origin The fig originated in the Old World Tropics, Asia Minor and the Mediterranean region. In the Mediterranean, the fig has been cultivated since as early as 5,000 BC. The fig tree was first introduced to the Americas in 1575 by Spanish explorers in Florida. On the West Coast, in the...
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  3. Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers

    15.11.2016 Over millions of years fig trees have shaped our world, influenced our evolution, nourished our bodies, and fed our imaginations. And as author and ecologist Mike Shanahan proclaims, "The best is yet to come." Gods, Wasps and Stranglersweaves together the mythology, history, and ecology of one of...
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