I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service Figs have always been one of my favorite fruit trees, and I find there’s something ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - If you are willing to wheel a tree in and out of your house (or heated patio) twice a year, welcome to the wide world of container tree options. By taking freezing ...

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

Pat Morgan of Westlake Village wrote to the SoCal Garden Clinic to ask: My fig tree was started from a cutting three years ago and was recently transplanted to our atrium. It has been in a container ...

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 ...

I just received a branch of a fig tree, and I would like to know how to root it and grow it in a pot or in my backyard. — Leroy Harris Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood cuttings. Cut ...

The Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’) is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to West Texas. Native to the Mediterranean, this variety thrives in ...

arol Gorenberg writes: I planted a white Genoa fig tree nine years ago and have kept it compact and nicely shaped to form the focal point of my small, sunny West Santa Rosa yard. It is beautiful and ...

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

A: Figs (Ficus carica) are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in our warmer inland areas. Figs are native to Southern Arabia, from semi-desert regions, areas with climates similar to ours. They do ...

Can fig trees be grown here in the Northeast Florida area? If so, can you tell me a little about the tree? Grown originally in the Old World tropics, Asia Minor and the Mediterranean, figs can also ...