For root-knot nematodes, there is currently no treatment to kill the pest, but proper tree care can prolong the life of your ...

The first step in our Can You Grow A Fig Tree From A Fig 101 guide is simple enough: ... The side stem needs to also have a ...

Prepare the fig tree for its winter shrouding by cutting any stems that project out horizontally, then tie the others as closely together as possible. When you walk or drive around Staten Island ...

The first documented fig tree brought to the New World was planted in Mexico in 1560. Figs were then introduced into California in 1769. Many varieties have since been imported from Europe and ...

Most often they’ll grow back from the root zone, but it does set you back in terms of fruit production. Depending on the variety, they can quickly reach 15 – to 30-feet tall.

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

Last year, Mr. Pando’s wife, Qirjaqica Pando, 72, returned from Greece with a fig tree root hidden in her suitcase. She planted it in a pot that, for now, she keeps inside the house.

Most significant is a fig tree’s ability to bear fruits on new, growing stems. This contrasts with the bearing habit of apples, peaches, and other temperate fruits, which bear fruits only on 1 ...

Kreitzer’s first fig memories are as a 4-year-old, climbing his uncle’s fig tree in Los Angeles. Its fruits were sweet and delicious, and his family had to drag him down from the tree’s wide ...