FRUIT TO DIE FOR... FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
“ Figs have been grown in this country since 1552, when they were planted at Lambeth Palace by Cardinal Pole”
Figs are probably one of the earliest fruits to have been cultivated. There are traces of fig farms in Jordan from 9000BC. Like many fruit, they are originally from the area around Iran and Iraq. They were a favourite fruit of both the Greeks and the Romans, and the Romans imported them into Britain. However, when you think of figs, you probably imagine Mediterranean scenery, scorching sunshine and
