I had a chance to meet up with a few figs4fun posters this morning for some Seattle fig exploring. It was great having a chance to meet up with Little John (Wildforager) & Kiwibob!

(I'm sorry about the size of these photos....I've spent too long trying to shrink them)

This monster fig tree is at 33rd Ave S & Mt Baker Blvd (Little John, L; Kiwibob R). No sign of figs.




Shots of the mystery main-crop-ripening fig (rare in Seattle) in the same neighborhood from October of last year. I have no leaf shots of it, but plan to observe it better this year. This fruit was slightly underripe. Without the aid of leaves, what are some similar looking figs?




Mark

You ain't kidding!!  How old is that monster?  Anyone know?

The house was built in 1921. I don't see it in the old photo attached to the parcel records. It would be on the far left.

Thats a fig tree indeed " Tree"
Thanks for sharing that photo.

Unless this fig tree defied the laws of physics I don't see it being planted at the site post 1921.

This tree has to be at the very least 250 years old.
This is just my opinion.

It is a beauty though.

Have you check out two fig trees in UW campus? 

Scott

I would use Rafed's time index and see if you can find out what kinds of figs were known to be imported by that time. The problem is that most figs were smuggled in or brought as heirlooms and Seattle is a seaport, so ships go all over the world. You might see where the original owner was from, might give a clue.

The Denny Party arrived in Seattle 161 years ago in 1851, and the land where the tree is planted was Cheif Leschi's territory for another 7 years.

Even though it is huge, I would guess it was planted in the 1900s.

I'll ask someone else that might know a bit more of its history.