Tweet
I just returned from a trip to London. (My first time there... I went on business but took a few days for fun/vacation afterward as well). On my second to last day there, I walked into St. James's Square. (They don't spell it James' there... they spell it James's). Surprise! A beautiful in ground fig tree... very green and doing wonderfully, maybe 25 or 30 feet high? (not sure)). Well groomed by a professional gardener. It's a small city block, surrounded on all four sides by buildings (just a couple of streets leading in/out). Beautiful tree! Lots of other exotic trees there as well (various palms, bamboo, and lots of smaller trees, plus some beautiful roses... a very nicely kept garden). The Ficus carica tree was along the south edge of the garden.
So I spoke with a very nice couple there who were sitting on a bench and heard me exclaim "fig tree!" aloud. They told me of others around London... including a large one by the footbridge in St. James's Park (not the same place... maybe 3/4 miles away). I visited that one too... sprawling tree with multiple trunks. Not as gorgeous-looking, but still a quite healthy tree. The leaves of this one resemble Celeste, to my eye anyway. The canopy is perhaps 25 - 30 feet high but sprawling to over 50 feet wide. Lots of figs on both trees.
Pics will follow, after I get organized from the return.
So I spoke with a very nice couple there who were sitting on a bench and heard me exclaim "fig tree!" aloud. They told me of others around London... including a large one by the footbridge in St. James's Park (not the same place... maybe 3/4 miles away). I visited that one too... sprawling tree with multiple trunks. Not as gorgeous-looking, but still a quite healthy tree. The leaves of this one resemble Celeste, to my eye anyway. The canopy is perhaps 25 - 30 feet high but sprawling to over 50 feet wide. Lots of figs on both trees.
Pics will follow, after I get organized from the return.
Comment