I purchased a ficus gasparriniana var. laceratifolia from Plant Delights Nursery this past spring.    They call named it the Christmas Fig and said it will ripen fruit by the end of the season but that the fruit are not that edible.   All of that is true.   They also said that it will make seeds that can be planted, apparently in the absence of a pollinator.   Not sure about that but they claim their plants were propagated from seeds collected from their "mother" plant.   

I thought of posting a thread on this today!

how was the taste? how much did it grow from spring till now?
it would be nice if you could post a pic of the whole plant!

thanks!

When they say "not that edible" exactly what does that mean?

Not really edible means that it tastes like eating a "leaf."   There is not any sweet taste.   Perhaps if there was more heat at this time of year, there could be a change. There are also some crunchy seeds inside.

这是无花果的近亲，一般作药用

Translation according to Google.

This is a close relative of the fig, usually for medicinal purposes.

this old world is getting smaller by the minute.

这个旧世界越来越小分。

this old world is getting smaller by the minute.

这个旧世界每时每刻都在变小
 
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