Mission Fig Tree
Our baby Mission Fig tree. Bought at an Austin Farmer's Market while visiting friends in 2014. We were living in our "industrial area" duplex, and I was trying to bring life to the backyard that we had at that time. I have very fond memories of fig trees and childhood. My Nannie had a fig tree in her luscious back yard in San Antonio. She had a gorgeous garden and beautiful roses too. But I loved her figs and fig preserves. I cannot remember eating a breakfast at her home without a jar of fig preserves on the table. And I loved them and it was such a treat to have on toast, served up with her love. I can also remember eating them right off the tree, and it was like a "candy tree" to me. So I wanted my son Michael to experience some of this with a mission fig tree of our own. Over the years it grew to be a large and fruitful tree, and yes, I did make preserves. I made the decision to move it with us and try to tra...