Figs are unique among fruits grown in North Carolina. Unlike most fruit, in which the edible portion is matured ovary tissue derived directly from flowers, fig fruit are inverted flowers surrounded ...

Figtoberfest in Angleton celebrates figs with talks, tastings, and plant swaps, aiming to build community around Gulf Coast ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - While many were ‘fig’-uring out their weekend plans, hundreds of people attended the Fig Festival in Greenville. The Fig Festival was back for its third year and was held at ...

If you’re new to growing fruit trees and expecting instant gratification, we’ll have to burst your bubble before we get any further: most fruit trees take three full growing seasons before they begin ...

Bite into the fruit of a fig to discover a maze of flowers – sort of an inside-out bloom. Known as Syconium, the type of fruit borne by figs is formed with an enlarged, fleshy, receptacle with ...