Fig Tree Care. Figs are self-fruitful, so you need only one plant to produce fruit.Mature fig trees are wide and shrubby and can be 10 to 30 feet tall, with some varieties bred to be more compact ...

A fig tree once owned by Ocracoke Island resident Chester Lynn's grandmother has given birth to many others, including some that have been sold to tourists to be planted around the country.

Certain varieties of fig trees are able to survive winter in most parts of Missouri, with a little extra help in the more northern areas. The Celeste fig is hardy in zones 6-10, while the Chicago ...

If you’re growing fig trees where temperatures drop below freezing for extended periods, then an ounce of protection can be worth a pound (or more!) of figs. Native to Mediterranean Europe, Asia ...

Behind the Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont house nestled between the Tucson Convention Center and Music Hall, there's a large fig tree in the backyard of one of Tucson's oldest homes. Jesús García has ...

Once you see a nice mass of healthy white roots, cut the stem behind the roots and plant the root ball into 1-quart or 1-gallon pot filled with well-drained potting soil.

A column I published earlier this year in January, about my encounter last fall with cherished fig trees grown on the Canadian border of Niagara Falls, attracted the keen eye of reader Gina Geiss o… ...

Garden Mailbag: Roots, ... Fig Trees, Plant-Care House Calls. May 18, 2001. By Joel M. Lerner. QI have a large maple tree in my back yard with a branch span of maybe 40 feet.