Fig trees don't need a lot of pruning throughout the year but can benefit from pruning during their dormancy (late winter or ...

Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

Think you can only plant trees in your yard in spring? Think again! These fast-growing trees do well planted in early fall ...

It’s the season to savor succulent figs. Growing up in Colorado, I had eaten only dried figs. In California, I learned to love fresh figs. Several varieties of this fragile fruit are available at ...

This Mediterranean tree is low maintenance, requiring sunshine and free-draining soil, and can typically provide you with ...

Fig trees, Ficus carica, are part of the huge Ficus genus which includes around 850 different species. There are thousands of different cultivars around the world. The fig originated in the Middle ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Brazoria County is hosting the second annual Fig-toberfest on Oct. 4 in ...

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 ...

Meghan Markle loves herself a fiddle leaf fig tree. So much so, she and Prince Harry have their California estate decorated with the trendy, air-purifying plant. And for those who want to follow ...

Q. My sister came back from Italy several months ago and brought me what she said were seeds from a fig tree. It didn’t look like a fig leaf when it bloomed. A leaf is enclosed; could you identify it?

A venerable Moreton Bay fig tree cracked open and fell at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument earlier this month. Replacing such a landmark tree — one that had, for 144 years, enthralled and ...