What type of tree is this?

[Stopsignhank]

We moved into our house 2 months ago. Now that all of the trees are are starting to bloom we are trying to figure out what is in our yard. Does any body know what tree this is? I assume it is some type of fruit.

 

[WelshBloke]

Fig.

Squish one of the leaves or twigs and it'll smell great.

 

[feralkid]

Looks like a fig tree.

 

[Stopsignhank]

Thanks guys! My wife was happy to hear that. Her mom makes fig cookies that she really likes.

I was so impressed with your quick response I was going to ask what type of tree this is. Note the second fig tree in the background



Then I saw that there is a tag on the tree that tells what it is.

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[WelshBloke]

Thanks guys! My wife was happy to hear that. Her mom makes fig cookies that she really likes.

I was so impressed with your quick response I was going to ask what type of tree this is. Note the second fig tree in the background

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Then I saw that there is a tag on the tree that tells what it is.

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I would have had no idea what that one was so I'm glad you didn't ask!

 

[Iron Woode]

redbuds are native in my area here in Ontario, Canada. I believe we are the northern tip of it's range.

 

[Stopsignhank]

That must look cool. We would definitely be on the southern range. I am near Los Angeles.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I've got Redbuds everywhere. They grow wild ... like weeds. The woods are filled with them. But I wasn't sure that was it along side a Fig.

 

[pcgeek11]

Just be careful. Yellow Jackets and Wasps love figs too.

 

[JEDIYoda]

That is a mys -tree to me?

 

[pete6032]

That is a mys -tree to me?

I see what you did there.

 

[kt]

That fig tree need a good pruning. You'll get a lot more fruits out of it if you trim it way back when it goes dormant.

 

[ShookKnight]

Fig.

If you want to keep it though; stake it.

 

[Stopsignhank]

Just be careful. Yellow Jackets and Wasps love figs too.

My daughter read about the wasp thing. I don't eat them so I don't care, but sure seems like a weird thing to me. Both trees are a good distance from the house, so hopefully they stay away from us

That is a mys -tree to me?

Reminds me, I love the Myth Adventures books.

That fig tree need a good pruning. You'll get a lot more fruits out of it if you trim it way back when it goes dormant.

That tree has been trimmed. The other one has been hacked down pretty good. Will have to watch it this summer and see what it does.

There are other trees that I don't know what they are, but they don't have the fruits hanging off them like this one. Now need to get an avacado and lemon tree. It is fun having an acre of land.

 

[Paperdoc]

That is a mys -tree to me? You can tell the gender? I didn't think the photo was that detailed.

 

[IronWing]

That is a mys -tree to me? You can tell the gender? I didn't think the photo was that detailed.

Of course you can't tell its gender; it's covered in fig leaves.

 

[zinfamous]

Reminds me, I love the Myth Adventures books.

Oh man, I loved those. I guess teh last one I read was the 1990 one--I remember the cover and buying it in the original large format version when it was released.

...I also recall how my 11 year-old self would call the same bookstore, every fricking day, for maybe a month or two to ask when it would be in stock. They probably hated me....but damn, they should have given me a release date. I used to do the same thing with Nintendo and gameboy games, too

 

[JEDIYoda]

Oh man, I loved those. I guess teh last one I read was the 1990 one--I remember the cover and buying it in the original large format version when it was released.

...I also recall how my 11 year-old self would call the same bookstore, every fricking day, for maybe a month or two to ask when it would be in stock. They probably hated me....but damn, they should have given me a release date. I used to do the same thing with Nintendo and gameboy games, too

I do too!! hahahahah I did the same thing when I was 11 yrs old.....rofl...small world!! That back when a book was how we would entertain ourselves!!

 

[Stopsignhank]

Well well well. We have a second fig tree in our yard, kind of near the house. It is pretty large and would be perfect if we liked figs. For every leaf there is a fig growing right near the leaf. We tried them and they are OK, although look pretty gross inside.

The problem is the bees. The fruit are ripening and the bees have found them. There are a couple of figs on the tree that you can see more bees than fig. I don't mind bees, but my daughter is scared of everything so screams when she sees a bee. My wife was OK but got stung going in the pool last week so now she does not like bees either. Now I have to try and trim this tree while bees a buzzing. Have to be careful where I reach because there might be a ripe fig under that leaf with 25 bees on it. Also figs have fallen on the ground so I am trying not to step on a bee. Of course I am not smart enough to wear shoes while I was out there.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Pics of fig-bee covered tree?

 

[zinfamous]

Well well well. We have a second fig tree in our yard, kind of near the house. It is pretty large and would be perfect if we liked figs. For every leaf there is a fig growing right near the leaf. We tried them and they are OK, although look pretty gross inside.

The problem is the bees. The fruit are ripening and the bees have found them. There are a couple of figs on the tree that you can see more bees than fig. I don't mind bees, but my daughter is scared of everything so screams when she sees a bee. My wife was OK but got stung going in the pool last week so now she does not like bees either. Now I have to try and trim this tree while bees a buzzing. Have to be careful where I reach because there might be a ripe fig under that leaf with 25 bees on it. Also figs have fallen on the ground so I am trying not to step on a bee. Of course I am not smart enough to wear shoes while I was out there.

you sure it's the bees that are your problem? there are various species of nematodes that are particularly specific to species of fig trees. ....oh, if only you had a ~100x capable microscope in your house to see the, and I quote from a friend of mine and one of his excellent presentations: "blood orgy of nematode sex that goes on in every individual fig fruit."

You'd never eat another fig again.

 

[Spacehead]

Any chance of transplanting farther from the house?

-edit
after reading zinfamous's post... "Any chance of nuking it from orbit?"

 

[kt]

you sure it's the bees that are your problem? there are various species of nematodes that are particularly specific to species of fig trees. ....oh, if only you had a ~100x capable microscope in your house to see the, and I quote from a friend of mine and one of his excellent presentations: "blood orgy of nematode sex that goes on in every individual fig fruit."

You'd never eat another fig again.

Eh, I boil the figs in water with salt & lemon juice then leave them in the sun to dry. Finish it off by baking them in the oven. Dried figs are quite delicious. There are worst things we consume every day without knowing it.

 

[Stopsignhank]

Pics of fig-bee covered tree?

Tree

Bee covered fig

 

[Stopsignhank]

you sure it's the bees that are your problem? there are various species of nematodes that are particularly specific to species of fig trees. ....oh, if only you had a ~100x capable microscope in your house to see the, and I quote from a friend of mine and one of his excellent presentations: "blood orgy of nematode sex that goes on in every individual fig fruit."

You'd never eat another fig again.

Where is the scream in horror and run away smiley face?