Peter's Honey Fig Tree
Delicious Peter's Honey figs are cold hardy and have withstood temperatures near 0 degrees F. The Peter's Honey Fig Tree forms a light yellow-green fruit in Georgia during the month of May. When totally ripe on the tree, the Peter's Honey Fig secretes yellow, honey-colored droplets with a sweet taste and an amber pulp. This outstanding fig tree was discovered growing in Sicily and was lately imported into the U.S. for worldwide distribution to Fig mail order nursery operations. Many verses in the Christian bible refer to the fig tree that is a symbol of virility in the Jewish culture and has been revered and worshiped in ancient times for its endless supply of fresh figs that can be ripened and dried for eating during any season. Peter's Honey Fig preserves on buttered biscuits taste delicious and are a perfect breakfast treat in the cold days of Winter when fresh figs are not available. The Peter's Honey Fig Tree is a moderate grower to 15 to 25 feet tall and wide. This new greenish-yellow hybrid fig, Peter's Honey, is especially sweet, and in the South it ripens its first crop in May and a later crop in October and November and requires a sunny, hot exposure in cooler areas.