Fun Fig Facts

Who here likes figs? I sure do! In fact, I have a fig tree in my yard! Check this forum out to learn more about the Ficus carica!
http://www.floridata.com/ref/f/ficus_c.cfm

Here is a poem about figs I found on http://www.floridata.com/ref/f/ficus_c.cfm written by Jack Scheper from Tallahassee, Florida!


the fabulous fresh fig
has made me a pig

a summertime treat
so succulent and sweet

that is eaten so neatly
and devoured completely

'cause no pits will be found
nor core to bite 'round

so gorge just like pigs
on fabulous fresh figs

but remember to share
with birds who are scared

of snakes in the trees
eating all birds they see

and you also must share
with wasps so beware

and even with bear
but that would be rare

they're easy to grow
there's little to know

cut a twig from the neighbor's
and with minimal labor

stick the twig in the ground
and water it down

it will soon make roots
growing green shoots

then wait a few years
after which you will cheer

as you eat fresh fig fruit
grown from your own shoot

you'll know what i mean
as you wipe your mouth clean

that the fabulous fig
has made you a pig

I like fig newtons!

Yeah, same here