A Fig Grows in Brooklyn
So it turns out that there is a fig tree growing in my backyard (I moved in over the summer so didn’t realize it until this week!) — Any good Fig recipes??
So it turns out that there is a fig tree growing in my backyard (I moved in over the summer so didn’t realize it until this week!) —
Any good Fig recipes??
My folks used tar paper and plastic over that. Our tree was huge and produced the most amazing figs.
I have a medium to large fig tree when I bought the house. I need to prune it next year. It’s getting too tall. I would say about 15′ now.
To ripen the figs brush them with a little olive oil and they will ripen in the sun after a few days.
Last winter, mine died back t the original size, i.e. the new growth didn’t survive. This year I’ll wrap it in burlap.
It’s true Italian families are still big on having fig trees. I used to have one years ago and each winter it had to be wrapped up.
Our neighbor has a beautiful, huge fig tree, so we planted one too. The recommendation is to put them against a south-facing wall. They do not need wrapping or any special care. Ours is now 3 years old. Last year it produced figs but they didn’t ripen; this year we have many more figs, coming along nicely. You might get some in a year or 2, DIBS.
Look in NY Times archives – they’ve done several stories about “traditional fig trees in Bklyn gardens.”
I don’t know the details, but I think fig trees have to be cut back and wrapped to survive the winter. You might want to Google how to do it (or ask an elderly Italian neighbor).
Cut fig in half
Wrap both sections in fresh prosciutto
Enjoy
I planted a fig tree last year. It has grown quite a bit this year but no figs yet.