Jesus cursed a fig tree as a sign of what would happen to the people of Israel.

Mark 11:12-14

12 The next day, as Jesus and his disciples were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 He saw from a distance a fig tree with all its leaves, so he went to it to see if he could find any figs on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves on it. This was because it was not yet time when normal fig trees have ripe figs. 14 But to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel, he said to the tree, “No one shall ever eat from you again because you will no longer bear figs.” The disciples heard what he said.