Is It Good to Plant a Fig Tree at Home?
Today's introduction to whether it's good to plant a fig tree at home and the topic of dos and don'ts when planting fig trees will definitely help you, let's explore it together!
In recent years, as living standards have improved and people pay more attention to the quality of life, many people plant flowers and trees in their yards, which not only beautifies the environment but also cultivates personal temperament and kills time.
When it comes to planting trees in the yard, there are many taboos. Generally, trees with good meanings and easy maintenance are planted. So, is the fig tree a "malevolent tree"? Is it good to plant a fig tree in the yard? Let's discuss this topic today, and after reading, everyone will understand it.
① Introduction to the Fig Tree
The fig tree is a very common tree in the southern region, and many people like to plant it in front of and behind their houses.
This fruit tree is widely distributed in our country and has many names in folk, including Yingri Fruit, Youtanbo, Honey Fruit, Wensen Fruit, Naijiang Fruit, Pinxian Fruit, Hongxin Fruit, and of course, the most famous is the fig.
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Moraceae family Ficus genus. Although the plant is generally not very tall, some can grow to over 10 meters. Moreover, the plant has many branches, the leaves are small lobed ovate with irregular blunt teeth; the fruit grows in the axils of the leaves, shaped like a pear, and turns purplish red or yellow when ripe.
The fig tree is a very ancient tree and one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees in the world. Its original place is the Mediterranean coast, and it was introduced to our country through Persia during the Han Dynasty, mainly planted in the Xinjiang region, and by the Tang Dynasty, it was planted extensively in the country, now it is planted in both the north and south.
The fig tree is actually a plant with strong vitality, it prefers a warm and humid climate, can tolerate barrenness and drought, and has strong disease resistance. Even after planting, it can grow robustly without much management. Moreover, it has the advantages of easy propagation, early fruiting, and high economic returns.
Additionally, its nutritional value is high, it is a highly medicinal and versatile fruit, not only edible but also has high medicinal value, which is the reason why the fig tree has been loved by people for a long time.
② Is the Fig Tree Really a "Malevolent Tree"?
In recent years, some places indeed consider the fig tree as a "malevolent tree" and believe that planting a fig tree in the yard is not good. The reason why the fig tree is considered a malevolent tree is because it is a fruit tree that "bears fruit without flowering," which is considered unlucky. Is it really the case?
In fact, the fig tree does bloom, and the figs we usually eat are actually the swollen fruiting bodies of the fig's flower receptacle. In other words, the fig is actually a compound fruit formed by the development of the large flower receptacle and the flower parts.
When the fig is ripe, if you pick it and split it open, you will see threads and many small seeds inside. The threads are the pistils, and the seeds gathered in the middle are the true fruit. Wild fig trees are pollinated only by the fig wasp.
Some say that each fig contains the body of a bee, which sounds a bit scary but is true.
Because the fig is very special, at the beginning, it has a small hole for bees to enter for pollination, but soon after they enter, the male bees will die inside the fig.
Because the hole will gradually become smaller and close after pollination is completed, and they cannot get out, naturally, they die. But there's no need to worry, because the bee that dies inside the fig will be "digested" into amino acids or other small molecules as the fruit continues to develop and mature, and absorbed into the fig as nutrients.
Therefore, it is baseless to say that the fig tree does not bloom and consider it a "malevolent tree." On the contrary, the fig tree is a highly valuable fruit tree.
Foreign authoritative magazines have reported that the fig is one of the earliest wild fruits eaten by humans and one of the earliest cultivated fruits, along with grapes, dates, and olives, known as the "four ancient fruits" earliest domesticated and cultivated in the world.
Moreover, in Western Christianity, the real "heavenly sacred fruit" is not the apple, but the fig. It is also recorded extensively in the Bible and called the sacred fruit, life fruit, and sun fruit. In ancient legends of countries along the Mediterranean coast, the fig is also called the "sacred fruit" and used as an offering.
In our country, the fig is not only a fruit but also has very high medicinal value, which is recorded in Zhu Sui's "Jiuhuang Bencao," Lan Mao's "Dian Nan Bencao," and Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica." It is good for loss of appetite, sore throat, and cough with excessive phlegm. Therefore, the fig is not a malevolent tree but a lucky tree.
By now, you should understand that if you like to eat figs and like this tree, you can definitely plant it in your courtyard.
This tree has strong vitality and can be planted in the yard or in a pot, especially on the balcony during the hot summer. Those who like it might as well buy a fig tree to plant, it can be planted in a garden or on a balcony.
The above introduction to whether it's good to plant a fig tree at home and the taboos of planting fig trees hope to bring a little help to your life!