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 ...

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One of my friends at the pool asked me if we really could grow and harvest the figs in Ohio. From the latest research I have done, what I discovered is yes, you can grow them and there is a potential ...

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 ...

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

Figs (Ficus carica) can also be easily propagated indoors using stem cuttings, and this makes it a very good choice for home ...

I saw a fig tree growing in a front yard in Harrisburg that was producing a lot of ripening figs. Can we grow them in this area? I doubt whether this one was getting wrapped over the winter. A: We've ...

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