Fig trees (Ficus carica) are shrubs or small trees that thrive in warm climates, tolerating droughts and heat. They are grown for their abundance of fruits that are known for their distinct, sweet ...

Start with the right pot size. Young fruit trees should generally be potted in a 5- to 10-gallon container. Gradually ...

If you're growing fig trees where temperatures drop below freezing for extended periods, then an ounce of protection can be worth a pound (or more!) of figs. Native to Mediterranean Europe, Asia and ...

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 ...

Considered by historians to be the first of the domesticated crops, figs (Ficus carica) have long been part of the cultivated diet of humans, according to evidence that stretches back more than five ...

Wild fig trees may provide an inexpensive, effective way to monitor mercury pollution near artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites throughout the Global South, a recent study suggests. Published ...

Researchers have been studying the effect of rising temperatures on the lifespan of pollinating fig wasps. The findings show that the wasps lived much shorter lives at high temperatures, which would ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...