fig trees, italian immigrants, italy

Italy’s Tradition of Fig Trees Are Thriving in American Gardens

Being in a diasporic situation, people often hold on closely to their cultures and traditions. When Italians were traveling to America in the hopes of a new life, they brought along their gardens with them. These were fig trees, or Italian immigrant fig trees as they are also known. The story of the fig trees ...

Armin Auctor

Fig tree and a wagon.