Fig fruit grows on old and new growth. Pruning back will delay fruit production, but if you're growing figs in a container and sheltering them from the winter cold, you should prune them for the best ...

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.

Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in order for them to bear fruit. Pollen from a different variety of apple ...

I just received a branch of a fig tree, and I would like to know how to root it and grow it in a pot or in my backyard. — Leroy Harris Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood cuttings. Cut ...

This Mediterranean tree is low maintenance, requiring sunshine and free-draining soil, and can typically provide you with ...

You might be surprised to learn that figs (Ficus carica) thrive in Western Pennsylvania, with a little help and winter protection, of course. Though many varieties of this fruit have been selected for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees, especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard ...

One of my friends at the pool asked me if we really could grow and harvest the figs in Ohio. From the latest research I have done, what I discovered is yes, you can grow them and there is a potential ...

If I could only grow one fruit tree, it would have to be a fig. Partly because it is so simple to produce delicious figs – so much so, their nickname is “the lazy man’s fruit”. You do not have to have ...

Figs are considered the first cultivated crop, dating back to prehistoric times. Can a fruit tree rich in vitamins and fiber thrive in the heat of the Vegas summer? You better believe it. In your very ...