A step-by-step guide to cultivating delicious figs at home. Figs are a delightful option for home gardeners, combining sweet, rich flavor and ease of care. Once established, fig trees require minimal ...

CORVALLIS – Though they look tropical and taste exotic, figs grow fine in the long corridor of western Oregon, where the climate offers not-too-cold winters and hot-enough summers. The cooler summers ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Planting trees has often been seen as a way to combat climate change, but recent research suggests that this method of carbon sequestration isn’t ...

The strangler fig is one of the most iconic trees of Costa Rica. They’re present throughout most of the country’s varied landscapes, their life history is fascinating, they’re a food source and home ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...