Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but ...

If you're interested in growing your own fruit trees but live in a colder climate, you still have options. Consider this ...

The National Garden Bureau designated 2026 as the “Year of the Ficus.” Your first thought might be the weeping fig (Ficus ...

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I also have a ficus, which I have managed to keep alive since 1991. The tree has had several periods of living on the edge, so I'll share what I've learned. 1. Ficus can be trimmed into a manageable ...

For Mackenzie Roth, a 25-year-old film marketer based in Sherman Oaks, it began with a trip six months ago to the Home Depot in Glendale. An avid home gardener, Roth has filled her apartment with a ...

A banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis), India’s national tree, is a fig plant that begins life as an epiphyte. An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant (like orchids), when its seed germinates ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Back for its 11th season, the Staten Island Fig Fest will be an outdoor festival. It returns to the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 2 p.m. to 6 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sea breezes ruffled the floppy leaves of potted fig and fruit trees temporarily on display in St. George at the 14th annual Fig Fest. The collection of ficus af-fig-ionados took ...

In the lobby of an eco-chic yoga studio. In the background of an influencer's selfies. In a real estate story on SFGate, tucked in the photos of a staged home for sale. It was tall, bold and beautiful ...