The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica,

[elleng]

a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region.

Long 'tree' between neighbor's yard and mine. Note small green ones above and below ripe maroon fruit.

[Laffy Kat]

1. One of my mee-maws had a fig tree in her back yard.

She made the BEST fig preserves in the world. I miss those.

Also, I learned that wild fig trees utilize fig wasps to pollinate and make the fruit. They dissolve the wasp with special enzymes and it becomes part of the fruit. Commercial fig producers use another method, but I think the dead wasp goo in wild figs is so cool. That's probably what made my mee-maw's figs so good.

[TexasTowelie]

2. My mother loved figs.

The last time my parents moved the neighbor had a fig tree that hung over the alley and the neighbors encouraged to all that she wanted. My mom broke open the canning equipment and put 4 quarts of fig jam in reserve.

[3catwoman3]

3. When I was 14, back in 1965, I are way too many...

…Fig Newtons, and had a belly ache to end all belly aches.

To this day, I cannot stand figs.

[Lunabell]

4. Fresh figs are so wonderful!!

One of my favorite fruits. We used to have a couple if trees where we used to live. You have to have 2 to pollinate.

But dried figs? Eeeewww, I hate them except in fig newtons.

[Kali]

5. have had three singles in my life

they all produced on their own.

[Lunabell]

6. I guess I was told wrong, lol.

That's what I get for listening to people who don't know anything. They are self pollinating. My bad.

[Kali]

7. maybe it's the ones mentioned above that need the wasps to polinate

there are lots of figs, I just know the ones I've had were all single individuals and far from any others. in fact I was just checking the fruits on my latest. not quite ready.

[Beakybird]

8. I put dried figs in my smoothies. Yum!

But Sunny Fruits sells the moistest and most delicious packaged figs. I just ordered them on Amazon.