Since the fig forms its fruit on shoots that start to grow in the spring, it can be radically pruned in the winter without ...

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

Your good advice got my baby fig safely through the last winter and now I want to know if I need do anything to help it through this one. No longer a baby, it is now about 6 feet tall and seems very ...

Gardening is a perpetual adventure. You never know what you might discover. A seedling that you have never seen before suddenly appears. Is it friend or foe? Will it bear interesting flowers or be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty / Jasenka Arbanas Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder ...

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 ...

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an ...

The sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) is native to Southeast Asia and gets its name from its deep spiritual and religious significance. Also known as the bodhi tree, the sacred fig tree is said to be ...

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

One of my friends at the pool asked me if we really could grow and harvest the figs in Ohio. From the latest research I have done, what I discovered is yes, you can grow them and there is a potential ...

The soil in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden neighborhood – now home to old cedar trees that make up the heart of celebrated Christmas Tree Lane – was once considered worthless by many. It was called “outlaw ...