Ficus Carica

Fig tree or Ficus Carica bearing the common fig fruits has large, deeply palmately lobed leaves and falls under the same family, Moraceae as the mulberry tree. The fig fruit that can be eaten fresh or dry is 3 – 5 cm long and one of the first edible or oldest fruits around cultivated by humans during the ancient time between 9400 – 9200 BC. It was also a regular food source for the Romans. Fig trees are native to the Mediterranean and Western Asia. Fig plants will be more productive in fruit-bearing in a warm climate as it requires full sun. Raw figs contain 79% water, 19% carbohydrates and 1% protein.