I decided to take another path during my walk in the neighborhood and noticed this fig tree on a front lawn.
It immediately brought me back to my childhood fig tree. We had one fig tree on our property which every summer was loaded with super sweet figs. The tree, also, swarmed with bees and fruit wasps.
Our fig tree was a Mission fig tree variety which produced an abundance of large, juicy, purple figs. Mission figs trees were introduced to the United Sates in 1768 when Franciscan missionaries planted them in San Diego.
Fig Tree
Fig Tree with Figs
This fig tree looks like it is going to have a pretty good harvest.
I loved the large showy leaves on this fig tree. Figs are deciduous plants and lose their leaves come cooler temperatures.
Fig trees have, also, been cultivated for thousands of years.
I had a neighbor who had a fig tree from Italy that they dug up every fall and placed it in a ditch, then replanted it in the spring. Their tree was not hardy enough to withstand the cold winter temperatures.
This fig tree was more of a bush than a true tree. It was in need of a good pruning to get it into a tree shape.
Fig are good for snacking, making jams and jelly, and can also be dried.
I’ve tasted fig jam and it is good to serve with cheese and crackers.
Fig Bush
Cockscomb Flower
I also noticed this surprising cockscomb flower near a mail box.
However, even more surprising was the sound of a rooster crowing in a backyard. What???
Farm animal are banned in my county since this is urban living.
Was that a real rooster crowing or was that just wishful thinking for Farmhouse Magic Blog?