Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder areas with proper protection. In addition to providing shade and beauty to your yard—not to ...

This is an encore column by Robert Stiffler. The following questions originally were published in 1990. Q. When is the best time to prune my fig trees, and what precautions are needed? I live four ...

Wondering when to prune fruit trees in pots? During winter dormancy is a good time to prune many plants and shrubs, and this includes fruit trees in pots, particularly deciduous species that drop ...

Maintaining a happy and healthy fig tree is essential if you want to get tasty and juicy fruit, and the key to keeping one in top health is to prune it properly. However, there's an art to this task ...

Pruning season is upon us. Garden priorities might simply be clearer this year, but the list of pruning tasks has grown dauntingly long. One of the most pressing tasks is to shape a Red Clusterberry ...

Question: I have a fig tree that was purchased about five years ago that has not produced fruit. I give it a cup of lime each month. What else should I do? Answer: Figs gain very little from lime ...

Most varieties of figs do extremely well in the New Orleans area — sometimes, it seems, a little too well. Many fig trees are treated as a “plant it and forget about it” tree, attended only when the ...