Small and green, later turning into figs. Mainly pollinated by wasps.
Showy pear-shaped fruit, borne solitary, green to brown. The fruit develops within each receptacle and ripens in late summer.
Deciduous. Large broadly ovate alternate leaves, palmate 3 to 7-lobed with toothed margins. The upper leaf surface is dark green and has a texture similar to sandpaper. The lower leaf surface is pale green and smooth. The leaves are arranged spirally along the stems on stalks of up to 5cm.
Fruit is edible. Sweet-tasting with a sticky texture. High in fibre, iron and magnesium.
Adriatic Fig, Edible Fig, Smyrna Fig.