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Wild Figs Pollinating My Figs?

Hi guys!
 
I want to know if these figs might be able to pollinate common figs?
These figs are present in my area, and I get now and then some pollinated figs randomly.
The Pictures are from other websites because I am busey these days and those figs are about 10 kms far from where I live and I might not be able to photograph the fruits, so I think it is best to show pictures from the internet.

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These are present in some places with wider leaves and aometimes narrow leaves lime this one.


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These grow to huge trees and I have seen a wasp on a dropped fig on the ground, but my camera was away and I couldn't verify if it was the variety that pollinates common figs Too. I haven't tasted the fruits because they were swarming with ants and insects and were on the ground for some time.


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This I was able to taste. It tastes like a roasted nut or burnt sugar, might tasted more like a cooked sweet apple with burnt sugar and some nuts. Yeah I think it tasted like that. It was not very sweet I didn't like it. They are small too. It is called Humat.


So can any of these be able to harbor the wasp that can pollinate common figs?
Regards


Speedmaster,

You may well have there a Ficus Sycomorus,..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_sycomorus

This particular species has its own wasp but it will not be geared to pollinate our F.Carica.

This particular species is nicely reported on a film,



worth seeing.

Francisco
Portugal





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Originally Posted by lampo
Speedmaster,

You may well have there a Ficus Sycomorus,..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_sycomorus

This particular species has its own wasp but it will not be geared to pollinate our F.Carica.

This particular species is nicely reported on a film,



worth seeing.

Francisco
Portugal






Thanks Francisco!
Very informative as usual.
I didn't taste sysomorus because fresh figs were 4-5 meters away and The ones in the ground were meh. It was growing wild.

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