The first or winter caprifig crop, maturing in California in early April.

The first or winter caprifig crop, maturing in California in early April.

The second or spring caprifig crop, maturing in June in California.

The third caprifig crop, maturing in late summer in California.

A popular fig tree potting mix, composed of 5 parts pine bark, 1 part sphagnum peat moss, and 1 part perlite.

A new item added to an existing collection. In the case of fig varieties, it is the addition of a specific sample. A fig variety name may be associated with the accession, but accessions are usually tracked through a unique identifier that keeps specific samples separate from others which may have the same name. For example, the NPGS has the specific identifier DFIC 63 for a submission of the Violette de Bordeaux variety.

Though, the fig, itself, is not technically a fruit, but a casing (the syconium or receptacle) that encloses dozens or hundreds of tiny fruits called "pips", drupes, or most properly, achenes. An achene is a dry, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit. Each achene contains a single seed, surrounded by a hard ovary wall.