Identify the fig tree by inspecting its leaves, which should be large, singular and lobed. The bright-green leaves of the fig tree will have hairs on the surfaces and can grow up to 12 inches long.

How can I tell what kind of figs I have?

Common fig produces the showiest of fruits, which are spherical and purple to red when ripe. Identify fig trees based on their leaf shape and sizes. Weeping figs have oval leaves that are up to 4 inches long, but the edges are undulate, meaning they have dents and curves.

Which figs are not edible?

cycle is typified in the caprifig (Ficus carica sylvestris), a wild, inedible fig. Wasps mature from eggs deposited inside the flowering structure of the fig, called the syconium, which looks very much like a fruit.