Learn how to grow figs right in your backyard.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a lot to love about fig trees—especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard. They have visually ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

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 ...

The secret to the perfect fig is in your shears. A few strategic cuts turn a tangled thicket into a high-yielding masterpiece ...

July in Louisiana marks many celebrations, one of which is fig harvest season. Figs (Ficus carica), native to the Middle East and western Asia, have become naturalized in North America and are widely ...

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, ...

Figs and fig trees are familiar to a wide cross-section of human society, both as a common food and for their spiritual importance. What is less well understood is the global nature of this ...

Planting areas: USDA Zones 8 to 10. Some varieties developed for zones 5 to 7. Size: Up to 15 feet tall by 15 feet wide. Fruit season: Early summer and late summer or early fall. Exposure: Full sun.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more ...