Maintaining a happy and healthy fig tree is essential if you want to get tasty and juicy fruit, and the key to keeping one in top health is to prune it properly. However, there's an art to this task ...

Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder areas with proper protection. In addition to providing shade and beauty to your yard—not to ...

Most varieties of figs do extremely well in the New Orleans area — sometimes, it seems, a little too well. Many fig trees are treated as a “plant it and forget about it” tree, attended only when the ...

Figs are appealing to look at, grow and eat. Did you know that just one fig contains a high amount of fiber, calcium, vitamins A, B, C and folate? They are very low in cholesterol, saturated fat and ...

A step-by-step guide to cultivating delicious figs at home.

There's a lot to love about fig trees, especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard. Not only do they have stunning lobed green leaves that can provide ample shade to neighboring ...

Q: We have two fig trees that we planted three years ago. They have not produced figs this year. I cut one of them back last fall, and it has no figs on it at all this year. The other plant has figs, ...

A spokeswoman for the Taphouse Group which owns the tavern said the weather made it too dangerous to prune the tree, a move the company's tree consultant says is needed because of the risk of huge ...

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 ...