Fig Tree Update

Posted by AG (London, United Kingdom) on 12 July 2006 in Plant & Nature.

These are update shots to the 'Fig Tree' posting of May 4 . Fruits were visible from a very early stage on the old wood and there will be a second crop on the new wood maturing in the fall. According to some sources, figs were one of the first plants to be cultivated and there is evidence found in Jericho of this going back about 11,500 years.

The lovely warm brickwork here has been maturing since 1630.

- AG

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AG from London, United Kingdom

* Lovely colours in this pair of shots AG. And brickwork from 1630 is just a little too much for this little colonial boy to comprehend![reply]Heath @ 2006-07-12 08:42:47

* 1630 was early days, Heath. Your place was called New Holland back then and it was the year they started building Boston and we were introduced to popcorn by a Native American name of Quadequine. And the year we built that wall. Busy year.[reply]AG @ 2006-07-12 09:15:29

* The brick here is a beautiful background!! Very nice images. I do love your appreciation of history!![reply]micki @ 2006-07-12 09:58:09

* I like the 'photostory' these two pics make. The texture in that old wall is fantastic. I could look at it for ages! I love a good texture![reply]fotojo @ 2006-07-12 10:05:24

* The light on the bricks is beautiful! [reply]Kris @ 2006-07-12 11:16:57

* beautiful couple of shots: if i remember rightly this is a brown turkey fig (in Kew) and it inspired sue and i to plant one of our own years ago. pretty soon it was obvious that it was going to outgrow our little plot and so is now flouridhing in my mother's garden![reply]david @ 2006-07-12 11:34:29

* I love the colours in the second shot, it has such a wonderfully homely feel to it. [reply]jane @ 2006-07-12 13:41:57

* Great combo of photos. Nothing like the look of old & weathered bricks.[reply]Michael @ 2006-07-12 13:53:55

* great colors![reply]mihai @ 2006-07-12 15:43:54

* these are a fav fruit of mine - have a tree in my backyard (problem is the birds eat them before I can!) cheers :)[reply]david @ 2006-07-13 07:08:14

* Thank you to Micki, Joanne, Jane, Heath, Kris, David L, Michael, Mihai and David K for your Comments on this Update.
No nametag on this Kew tree, David L, so cannot confirm the exact strain although the fruit and leaves look Brown Turkey to me. See here for the chocolate-coated variety :
http://www.mangiarebene.net/academy/dessert/choco_fig.html
[reply]AG @ 2006-07-13 11:23:41

* What a pretty window. That's my favorite part.[reply]Sherri @ 2006-07-14 03:47:03

* Thank you, Sherri. That window is of classic proportions : those values do not change, they just get forgotten, it seems.[reply]AG @ 2006-07-14 08:30:30

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