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[Glenn Hodges]

Have any of you ever turned any wood from a fig tree? If so can you frunish me any info about this wood?
Thanks

[Travis Stinson]

Glenn, I've never tried turning any, but Rob Bourgeois had some issues while trying to trim one back!:eek: I'd use plenty of precautions dealing with it.
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[Jim King]

I almost tried this one about three feet in dia but thought better of it. This is the same as you see growing in about every office in the US but this one was planted in the 1800´s during the rubber boom here. One day the police called and said they just cut down a very strange tree in fromt of their office and to come and get it.

I did not care well for this and it got soft and punky very fast.

[Michael Stafford]

Glenn, you should contact Rob "Spot" Bourgeois. He is the resident expert on how to handle fig wood. At present he is waging war on this fig tree in his yard and the mother of all newtons is winning......:p :p :p ;) :D

[Curt Fuller]

I'm not sure about the wood, but the leaves have been causing problems from the beginning;) .

[Raymond Overman]

I'm not sure about the wood, but the leaves have been causing problems from the beginning;) .

Now that's funny. Two thumbs up Curt.

I don't know about the wood Glenn but I've been trying to get my hands on a plant for my yard for some time now. I guess you would plant them early Fall like a shrub maybe? If Rob's pictures are any indication though, I'll stay away from turning any of it and just enjoy the preserves on peanut butter sandwiches and a few off Papa's bush every once in a while.