The fig tree bears fruit the shape of a pear. Dried figs are sweet and good to eat. The figs start to grow before the leaves come out. One time Jesus caused a fig tree 'to wither and die because it had leaves and no fruit.
James Edson White, known as "Edson", was an author, publisher and the second son of two of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church – James White and Ellen G. White.