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Re: fig 'problem'

Square Foot Gardening,SQFT@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU,Internet writes:
>Fig trees are deciduous, so lose their leaves in winter.  Water
>sparingly
>when it's defoliated.  I don't know whether Californians regard them
>as
>"rare" fruits, but I think the California Rare Fruit Growers have a
>web
>site at http://www.crfg.org/fg/  Also, check your public library for
>home
>orchards/edible landscaping/fruit growing, etc.  Margaret
>
In our small corner of California we regard them as a nuisance. A
neighbor planted a fig tree a number of years ago and the birds have now
scattered the seeds far and wide. Every spring I have to launch a
concerted effort to remove the seedlings from my yard and garden. They
grow rapidly and are not easy to control.
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Gosh, I wonder if your weeds wouldn't make great gifts to the community
elsewhere?   Figs are such great fruit , maybe you could pot them and offer
them to interested parties?  One of my greatest treats is visiting the Lake
Mendicino Recreation Area when the figs they've planted there are ripe and
having a feast.
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