Woodburn House fig picking

The kids and I went to a place called Woodburn House today. It's an old plantation house in the nearby town of Pendleton that was built in 1830. A good friend of mine works there as a tour guide and invited us to come over. The property has the largest fig tree in South Carolina, and the horticulturist in me wanted to see that! The variety is 'Celeste', commonly called the "sugar fig." It has smaller fruit than most modern figs, but they are very dense and sweet and make a nice jam. The kids had a great time running around the giant fig tree and admiring the beautiful house.
The kids on the steps Woodburn HouseThe giant fig tree