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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fig leaf with brown edges grows on a tree - Amilat/Shutterstock Brown leaves on a tree can be a sign of many different problems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I have a lovely fig tree that was planted four years ago. It has grown vigorously and could do with a trim. When is the best time of year to trim a fig tree? How heavy should I go? WM, Co Dublin A: ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Fig 'Chicago Hardy' * Botanical name: Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy' * What it is: Fresh figs are some ...

Ever since childhood I’ve had something of a mild obsession with ripe, garden-grown figs, a fruit that seemed more the stuff of Victorian gardening books than reality. Once as a young girl I was given ...

I was at the pool this past week and one of my readers asked me a question about fig trees. Fig trees traditionally are a tropical fruit you won’t see growing outside in Jeromesville. At least that is ...