In this respect,

It was precisely like

Another fig tree

That Jesus spoke of.

The Parable,

Of the Barren Fig Tree.

"A certain man

Had a fig tree

Planted in his vineyard;

And he came

And sought fruit thereon,

And found none.

Then said he

Unto the dresser

Of his vineyard,

'Behold,

These three years

I come seeking fruit

On this fig tree,

And find none:

Cut it down;

Why cumbereth it

The ground?'

And he answering

Said unto him,

'Lord,

Let it alone

This year also,

Till I shall dig about it,

And dung it:

And if it bear fruit,

Well:

And if not,

Then after that

Thou shalt cut it down.' "Luke 13:6-9

The question,

Jesus seems to pose

Here is,

"Where were

The little figs,

That should have fed

The hungry farmer?"

It is very clear

For all to see,

That they were in the tree,

Instead of on the tree,

Tightly sealed in the sap,

That flowed inside

The barren branches.

For the roots had "eaten"

Everything the tree needed,