Q. My fig trees are large but didn't bear too much this year. (And what they did bear, the birds got.) Do I need to fertilize? If so, when, how often and with what? -- H.J., Houston A. Figs usually ...

Learn how to grow a fig tree with expert tips on pruning, sunlight, and care so you can enjoy beautiful foliage and delicious ...

Q. I need advice of how to trim my crape myrtle. It is a mess and I don’t know where to start. Any advice would be helpful. — D. Revell, Hertford, N.C. A. The good news is that you have a small 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 ...

Figs might be the most important fruit in the world. These trees were the first to be cultivated. Civilization as we know it can be traced back to this fruit! As easy as they are to grow, the fruit ...

Sensitive to the cold, so they need winter protection; Sensitive to drought, so they need regular supplemental water; Sensitive to nitrogen, so as long as your tree is growing a foot or two per year ...

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 ...