Fig trees (Ficus carica) are shrubs or small trees that thrive in warm climates, tolerating droughts and heat. They are grown ...

Modern advancements when it comes to fruit trees now mean they can be enjoyed by gardeners in spaces of any size. Many dwarf types are now available, grafted onto rootstocks that will keep them ...

Many of the most popular fruit trees, including apples, pears, cherries, and apricots, can all be successfully grown in pots with little fuss. Most types of fruit trees now come in dwarfing varieties ...

If you’ve got fig trees, listen up because there’s a new troublemaker that’s headed our way — the black fig fly (Silba adipata). Hailing all the way from the Mediterranean region, this little critter ...

Feb. 16—Ben Pike, a prominent British orchard consultant, reminds us that throughout history the fig tree has always been "a symbol of abundance, fertility and sweetness". Figs were well known during ...

If you've ever bitten into a fresh fig, you've tasted the delicious result of one of nature's most extraordinary and longstanding partnerships. But the figs in your local grocery store only tell a ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

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