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

It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated ...

Q: My fig tree has not produced any fruit for the past two years. What should I do? A: A few things can explain that. Most likely in our region is winter damage to the branches or winter kill of the ...

Is there a great secret in getting a fig tree to bear fruit? My tree is six years old and I cover it every winter. Nothing happens, but it grows beautiful leaves. Would it be a good idea to put the ...

Figs are one of the most widely planted fruit trees in home landscapes in Louisiana. They thrive in the New Orleans area and are remarkably easy to take care of. With little effort, they will produce ...

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 ...

I asked for experiences growing figs in a recent column. The responses testify to the toughness of the Mediterranean tree (Ficus carica) that bears them. “Thirty years ago I purchased a fig tree, ...

QWe have a fig tree loaded with figs that keep dropping off the tree before they ripen. I have been told the following: too much water and not enough water and the tree needs fertilizer. None of these ...

A question for Dan Gill: Could you give me some tips on how to pollinate figs? I have a 2 1/2-year-old tree full of green figs, but they never turn ripe. The figs fall off, and more continue to come ...

Jordan Engel just wants to make Astoria a more fruit tree-friendly place. “Astoria is kind of the fruit tree capital of the city,” the former urban orchardist said. “ The fig culture in Astoria runs ...