I.N. Parlier Smyrna Fig Tree 1909, Parlier, CA, planted 1888

I.N. Parlier Smyrna Fig Tree 1909, Parlier, CA, planted 1888

Fig Trees; Parlier, CA;

I.N. Parlier (center) and wife to his left with their children and inlaws (18 in all) with hands joined to show the bough spread of his Smyrna Fig Tree. It was planted in 1888. The dimensions of the tree at this time (1909) were: Girth at ground, 11 feet 11 inches. Girth just below branching 13 feet 3 inches. Bough spread 78 feet. The roots of this great tree had become so infected with parasites it had to be destroyed.

1 photograph : b&w, 6 x 8 in.

San Joaquin Valley Library System

1909

Fresno County Public Library

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