Anyone know what kind of figs have a coconut flavor? One of my trees fruit taste like coconut even when it’s not ripe. I have only had one fully ripe because of the birds, but I have tried a couple of the soft but not fully ripe and it still tasted like coconut. I thought it was a mission fig but I have never had any that tasted like that before so I’m not sure what kind it is now.
Apparently Izbat an Naj can taste like coconut under some circumstances.
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Interesting, they have the coconut flavor when they soften up, before they even start to get sweet. I will have to look into these varieties more. Thanks for sharing this info with us.
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The flavor of syrup made from fig leaves is also supposed to taste like coconut.
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My figs grown in 15 gallon pots have roots coming out of the holes and fixing the pot to the ground. I would like to move the pots. Is this a sign I need to up-pot them or plant in ground if possible? Can I just trim off the extending roots and move them to where I want to put them?
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You could uppot but at 15 gals if you want to keep in a pot id just root prune, meaning take them out of the pots and prune back about a 3rd of the roots You can plant in the ground if you wish but i prefer to do that in the spring here
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Thanks @snarfing. They’ve only been in the pot a year. Is root pruning a yearly task?
Usually not. They might just have escaped for more water. In which case just trim them where they went in ground and prune them roughly every 2-3 years.
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I had this happen too. I just yanked them out and cut the roots flush to the bottom of the pot. So far, so good. 
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I made some syrup from fig leaves and the simple syrup actually tastes like coconut. I kinda caught me off guard
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