Autumn is coming to North Florida. One of the earliest harbingers is the fig trees losing their leaves. What a wonderful tree the fig is, for this area. It leafs out just as the sun starts to be really hot and creates a shade just slightly less heavy than a Magnolia. Then it produces a bounty of delicious figs in mid-summer. Once the days start to cool a little, it loses it's leaves very quickly. They seem to disintegrate while you watch, leaving very little to clean up. This leaves the yard much lighter and airier just when you want it to be. What more could you want?
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