Figs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are trees, while others are bushes or vines. Most are found in the tropics, although a few can grow in temperate climates. Perhaps the most familiar to most ...
I’ve been tending fig trees for years as a gardener, but one that always comes to mind is a grand ‘Brown Turkey’ espaliered flat against a vast stone barn in South Wales. The garden sat at the bottom ...
Regular pruning is essential to ensure a healthy and productive fig tree. Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness ...
Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Figs are successful forest trees with some 900 separate species worldwide.
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 ...