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Description
In 1895, Simon-Louis Frères indicates that this fig tree was brought by a botanist named M. DE Sieboldii, during his expedition in Japan to study the flora, between 1823 and 1830. In 1845, the Italian Gasparrini names this fig tree 'Hirta del Giappone' (of Japan), because of the small downy fuzz on fruits and leaves, but also because of the oriental origin.
Pastilière was described in California in 1860, with no indication of origin, but in 1888 Eisen declares that it originates from Italy. It is only in 1920 that it is clearly confirmed that Pastilière is identical to the 'Hirta du Japon' variety.
The origin of this fig tree remains doubtful, because if this variety originates from Japan, then it could have been introduced in 1690 by the Portuguese. Nowadays, this variety is really spread in the region of Toulouse and seems completely absent from Italy.
The French were masters of collecting the best figs from other countries and marketing them as their own.
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