Fig trees (Ficus carica) are shrubs or small trees that thrive in warm climates, tolerating droughts and heat. They are grown for their abundance of fruits that are known for their distinct, sweet ...

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 / ...

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?

ENCINITASENCINITAS — Instead of moving forward with plans to chop down four huge ficus trees in downtown Encinitas, the city will undertake an emergency pruning job to reduce their leafy canopy and ...

Q. We have two neighbors with ficus hedges that are now 20 feet tall. They have at least 45 trees planted 11/2 feet apart. I already had 3-inch-diameter roots cut out because they extended over my ...

We have two 15-foot tall ficus trees that were severely damaged by the freeze. Much of the plants look dead but there are some new shoots on the lower portions. How do we trim the trees and when? Let ...

Josh uses a lot of walls to create garden ‘rooms’ in his backyard. Greening up the walls softens them visually and helps keep outdoor spaces cool. One wall is covered with a creeping fig, but it does ...

EncinitasEncinitas — It could cost $1.2 million over the next five years to prune all of downtown’s huge ficus street trees and repair root-caused cracks in the city’s sidewalks, a new report states.

A viewer named John recently shared a photo of his 10-foot ficus plant that lives inside his home, and it has a touching story attached. John got the plant as a seedling as a present for his wife when ...

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 ...