Dates! Who knew?

[GLC1968]

Oh yeah...fresh figs are incredible. I'd never had one until we moved here and WOW...unbelievable! In season, ripe off the tree...they kind of remind me of strawberries but with a different flavor. Hard to explain but worth the wait to get them in season!

In fact, around here, some fig trees will fruit twice a year (mild enough climate) if there is enough sun.

But yeah, I don't think fresh dates are going to be very prevalent in the PNW.

[badger]

*drool* I LOVE fresh figs, especially the big, black kind. My grandparents had a fig tree in the back and I would eat them off the tree - SO yummy!

It never seems to get hot enough to ripen the figs here in Vancouver.