Ficus auriculata - edible?

[Josue Diaz]

I'm becoming interested in ficus species (primarily the fruiting varieties of f. Carica) but others as well. Does anyone grow F auriculata? And do you get fruit from it?

[Alan_Tampa]

Have eaten it. Was terrible 

[Xerarch]

I always see nature documentaries with monkies and such eating figs like crazy off of tropical ficus species in the rain forest. I always wonder which ficus species other than carica have edible figs and are they any good. 

[Tracy]

On 4/9/2018, 2:43:07, Josue Diaz said:

I'm becoming interested in ficus species (primarily the fruiting varieties of f. Carica) but others as well. Does anyone grow F auriculata? And do you get fruit from it?

I've not tried Ficus auriculata fruit, but I have sampled Ficus dammaropsis fruit, and it was like trying to eat the box you just received from Amazon.  I suspect that there is a reason that most Ficus species are considered ornamental plants instead of a source of edible fruit like F carica.  While birds and primates may indulge in other Ficus species fruit, it doesn't mean that they are tasty, only that they provide some nutritional value to the consumer.

[Bennz]

I don't know about auriculata, but macrophylla and rubiginosa have edible fruit. They are almost good, the downside is the fact they are full of wasps! Eating bugs might be fashionable, but not so appealing to me. Also the mature seeds tend to get stuck in the teeth. 

Most fig species only ripen their fruit when pollination occurs, and if pollinated they tend to produce seeds (crunchy) and have fig wasps in them.  Not too surprising they are not favoured human diet.