Regular pruning is essential to ensure a healthy and productive fig tree. Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder areas with proper ...

Ficus trees outside Universal Studios were severely cut back in July, reducing shade for striking actors and writers and potentially harming the trees' long-term health. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / ...

You can plant this low-maintenance fruit tree in your yard for an abundance of tasty fruit. Although the common fig tree (Ficus carica) is native to the Mediterranean and central Asia, many U.S.

For most of the year, deciduous trees get all the attention. To their credit, though, they do put on quite the show: Blossoming in the springtime, providing shade in the summer, and then pulling out ...

Many of us spend an inordinate amount of time tending our lawns and gardens while practically ignoring our trees. And that's too bad, because healthy, properly trimmed trees can dramatically enhance ...

I have a question I hope you can help me with. I have a ficus tree in the house we've had for about four years. Even though we have vaulted ceilings, it is getting a bit out of hand. Can I prune it?

Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...