Hunker on MSN

The fast-growing fruit tree that thrives in cold climates & is great for beginners

If you're interested in growing your own fruit trees but live in a colder climate, you still have options. Consider this ...
House Digest on MSN

The fruit tree you should propagate indoors this winter for a head start on spring

It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated indoors from cuttings.
TreeHugger

Growing and Maintaining Your Fig Tree

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 ...
SFGate

A few guidelines for nurturing a fine ficus tree

I also have a ficus, which I have managed to keep alive since 1991. The tree has had several periods of living on the edge, so I'll share what I've learned. 1. Ficus can be trimmed into a manageable ...
NOLA.com

Focus on ficus when the summer heat sends you indoors to garden

When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on your gardening activities this summer. I garden because I ...
Staten Island Advance

Feting the ficus at the Staten Island Fig Fest

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sea breezes ruffled the floppy leaves of potted fig and fruit trees temporarily on display in St. George at the 14th annual Fig Fest. The collection of ficus af-fig-ionados took ...
Los Angeles Times

Tree of the week: Ficus

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Good morning. Newcomers to this blog will be startled to see an item ...