So, you have a rubber plant, and you want to help it thrive. We can help with that, but first…what on earth is a rubber plant anyway? The popular houseplant known as the rubber plant (i.e., Ficus ...

EncinitasEncinitas — It could cost $1.2 million over the next five years to prune all of downtown’s huge ficus street trees and repair root-caused cracks in the city’s sidewalks, a new report states.

A toppled ficus tree in Coral Gables after Hurricane Irma. Ficus trees are vulnerable with their shallow roots and heavy crowns. Linda Robertson lrobertson@miamiherald.com Mario Garcia sweated it out ...