Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

Learn about the ability of some fig trees to store atmospheric carbon dioxide and turn it into stone, a process that could ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...

When we lived in Little Forest Hills, my husband and I had two-mile route we walked regularly through the neighborhood. Around the corner from our house was a lovely mature fig tree.

But on a fig tree the flowers themselves are tucked inside an unripe fruit. It’s an inside-out bouquet of up to 10,000 tiny flowers packed in a tight orb. When the wasp eggs hatch, males emerge ...

The fig tree is a successful forest species, with some 900 species of Ficus distributed around the world, thanks to its excellent means of dispersal (abundant, good-tasting fruit), ...

Higher temperatures make it difficult for fig tree pollinators. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 09 / 220923121659.htm ...

Fresno, California’s Old Fig Garden neighborhood is planning an Arbor Day event with food trucks and tree plantings to replace some old trees hit by drought.