Does anyone know what type of fig the Fort Paulaski (Savannah Ga) fig tree is?

HUGE!!!!

;-)

Does it have ripe figs on it yet?  How close are they?  It's not that far from where I live and would be worth a trip to see what it is.  When I first saw the tree several years ago I became curious about the variety.  At one time the tree was considered a world record for being the widest.  It filled that whole courtyard when the park service first got the property at around the turn of the century.  God bless.

Marcus

thats the widest fig tree I have ever seen

Dang! What a Fig Tree! Beautiful  !!

The odd thing about it is that it never gets taller than Fort Pulaski.  For those of you who don't know Fort Pulaski was a Civil War era fort.  It is essentially built on a largely manmade island in the middle of a salt marsh and is surrounded on all side by estuaries to the Savannah River.  It was supposed to be impregnable when it was built.  That was until rifled mortar shells were invented during the Civil War.  With the invention of the new type of shell, it fell in one day.  Anyway, if was accupied by the Union Army for the duration of the war.  The oldest known photograph of a baseball game was photographed in the courtyard where the fig tree now grows. That was a Yankie's game.  LOL! 

According to some volunteers at the national monument, the fig tree filled pretty much the entire courtyard of the fort, and was many, many times as wide as it is now.  But it never grows any taller than the fort walls.  I'm not sure why, but my hunch is salt water spray from the surrounding estuaries.  If it's not a boring Brown Turkei or something similar, I would love to have a cutting of it just on account of the historical connection.  It would be intereting to find out when it was planted, by whome and why.  After the war it was used as a prison camp for high ranking confederate politicians.  It may well have been planted by the yanky soldures that guarded them.  But I don't think anyone knows.  God bless.

Marcus 

Holy cripes!

The fort was impregnable until we found out about the fig tree.

I'm gonna stump that sucker, lol

Just kidding', probably what the Ponte Teresa looked like before it was raped

Hi,
Considering the walls are 6meters/21' tall ... I don't see a figtree reaching that height ...
Still a nice baby !
Surprisingly I don't see flocks of birds around the walls ... waiting to attack the figtree... Might be the canon ... Might try with a fake canon/gun at the garden... LOL.

Please let us know if it produces any fruit. I would love to see a photo of that tree during dormancy if you get a chance. Thank You for posting.

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Great question, Henrysf! I was there over 20 years ago but to be honest, I have no recollection of a fig tree, which is weird since I so much love figs.

Love the history, Coolmantoole!

Lol, lol, lol (Garlic Mike, Jdfrance)

Yes, the history makes this tree so much more interesting. Is there a line for cuttings?

Interesting pictures!  That 1984 article is interesting!