Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

Pruning your fruit tree is an essential task, but when's the best time to do it? Some varieties, like apple and pear trees, ...

Dutifully, I bite into one fresh fig after another during a backyard discovery tour in Bethlehem. I’m trailing along behind fig fanatic Bassem Samaan, who schools my taste buds to appreciate figs ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees, especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard ...

Figs, one of the most popular fruits grown in southern backyards, was one of the first fruits people cultivated. Archaeological evidence dates fig cultivation to about 4000 B.C. A native of ancient ...

You don’t have to go far to encounter a fig tree in Redlands — a natural sign they thrive in Southern California. The fig’s migration to the western United States traces back to Africa, West Asia, ...

Q: My fig tree has not produced any fruit for the past two years. What should I do? A: A few things can explain that. Most likely in our region is winter damage to the branches or winter kill of the ...

Dear Helen: I have two fig trees. One, a Desert King, yields a big first crop. The other, smaller fig tree (unknown variety) does not get a first crop that ripens. The first crop figs do not develop ...