Few plants have accompanied man in his joys and sorrows as far back as the fig tree. Native to the Middle East and Mediterranean, the fig tree is of the first plants to have been cultivated by man and features in sacred texts and myths across civilizations. Of all the countries in the world, Turkey is the leader in the production and export of dried figs.
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The fig tree features prominently in many religious traditions. The Jewish Torah and Christian Bible relate that Adam and Eve used the fig leaf to cover themselves in the Garden of Eden. The fig tree is also mentioned several times in the parables of Christ as recorded in the Christian gospels.
The tree is not only valued in the Judeo-Christian tradition, however. One species of the fig tree is held as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists, and the Buddha himself is said to have achieved enlightenment under a fig tree.