"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 ...

Sacred fig trees grow large when planted in the ground, but in containers, they stay relatively small, making them easy to ...

Fall is typically known as harvest season, but you can plant plenty of fruit trees in your backyard during this season.

Most gardeners wait until spring to plant fruit trees, but these varieties actually thrive when planted now and reward you ...

Fig trees, Ficus carica, are part of the huge Ficus genus which includes around 850 different species. There are thousands of different cultivars around the world. The fig originated in the Middle ...

In the late 1800s, a Mediterranean tree began to take root in the United States when Italian immigrants began arriving in the country. Their suitcases were filled with things that reminded them of ...

I lost a large oak tree to storms not long ago and want to replace with a native pine, prefer one that grows quickly. Tolerance to drought would be a plus. What are the possibilities? Missouri only ...

A parish in southern India´s Thamarassery diocese has devised new schemes to familiarize families with the Bible. Monsignor Thomas Nagaparambil (third left) plants a fig tree on Nov. 23 at ...