The Finca Journal
Some of the most amazing stories of Mallorca’s countryside.
Strictly speaking, figs are inverted flowers, or, better said: inside the rounded fruit of a fig tree is a labyrinth (or cluster) of many flowers and seeds contained within a bulbous stem.
There is much controversy about the Zahori (dowser) method of finding water. Some say that it is not a scientific method, others say that it is infallible. Martin Luther denounced this practice in his writing “Decem praecepta”, in 1518, as an “act of witchcraft.
Strictly speaking, figs are inverted flowers, or, better said: inside the rounded fruit of a fig tree is a labyrinth (or cluster) of many flowers and seeds contained within a bulbous stem. Fig trees do not flower like apples and peaches.