Here are a few pictures of the giant fig stood in the garden of our pub The Ship at Dunwich, reportedly the oldest in England, she's certainly big enough!

     It was amazing to see the photos of this large gnarly fig tree on the posting back in February.  The additional photos are appreciated.

Ingevald

Love it!  Thanks for the photos!

grand.. what sort is it? how's the fig?

how old do they think it is?

Thanks for sharing Matthew.  Great gnarly old tree.  Wonder how many figs found their way their way to the bottom of an ale glass at your pub?

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. There was a large fig in the village of Pilton (site of the Glastonbury Festival) said to be 500 years old. It is/was at the bottom of the hill below St Johns Baptist Church for any fig tourists in the area...

Ours is estimated to be a minimum of 600 years old, despite producing many figs each year they just do not ripen fully so we never to get to eat them!

My brother lives in Glastonbury so i shall him on a mission to Pilton to see if that one is still there

Matt

The giant fig was located next to a building on the east side of a large property that once had a vineyard on a south facing hill... Relatives once owned Pilton House and I remember large figs + other fruits tied to a south facing 12' tall brick wall. It was a real paradise for the aristocracy back in the day! I find the idea of people continuously interacting with these ancient fruit bearers for hundreds of years fascinating. Cheers!