Figtree - Place names

Figtree

Parish of Wollongong County of Camden

The giant fig tree originally growing at this place gave rise to the name of the township. The fig tree was at a very important road junction, and thus became a well-known landmark. When travellers were being directed to or from Sydney in the early days, the best way of describing the route was to tell them to "turn off at the fig tree". The fig tree was cut down in 1996 due to disease and only a portion of the trunk remains.