The next plant I plan to buy for myself (and not for a garden client) will definitely be a fig tree. I usually harvest figs from my clients’ trees, and any fruit that goes uneaten I turn into yummy ...

Learn how to grow figs right in your backyard. Every Southern garden should have a fig tree. These small trees or shrubs produce delicious fruit with flavors best experienced ripe from the tree.

Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

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 ...

My figs are ripening, providing opportunities to enjoy delicious snacks right off the tree and explore recipes for fresh figs. The fig has a very long history in cultivation. The genus (Ficus) is ...

Just because we don’t live in a Mediterranean climate doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy growing the common fig tree (Ficus carica). I first became interested when I noticed what an attractive accent plant ...

Figs are a classic southern treat that grow especially well in South Central Texas south of the line from Houston to San Antonio. The fruits are prized for their rich sweet taste and are high in ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is a mounted specimen of leaves from a common fig tree. The leaves are large, broad, and green; with two deeper ...