Planting: Well drained soil in sun, fully hardy perennial tree. Most figs are self fertile, F. Carica is not. Good container plant as roots spread only about 1 square yard.
Harvest: Fruits harvested when ripe. Leaves and sap also used.
Culinary: Fruits eaten raw or stewed.
Medicinal: A sweet laxative herb that soothes irritated tissues. Used internally for constipation, sore throat, cough bronchial infections, and inflammation of the trachea. Used externally for haemorrhoids, sore eyes, corns, and warts.(sap). However, sap is a serious eye irritant.
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Seeded: Transplant in 2009, to NE corner of pool.
Links: Wiki
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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