Once a landscaping staple in suburbs and planned communities, the lush and leafy ficus has become a civic nuisance--its thick roots buckling sidewalks and streets, breaching sewer lines and ...

Mathis Winkler NEWPORT HEIGHTS -- For about as long as Councilwoman Norma Glover has lived in the city, the 15 Clay Street ficus trees have formed a canopy with their heads.

I have another tree with yellowish-green variegated leaves and two more Ficus lyrata. All my plants are about 1.8m to 2m tall and suffer from the same issues as the above.

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I have a hibiscus plant in my kitchen near a window. I can see tiny little white dots on the back of the leaves. When I move the plant or ...