Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in ...

Why timing matters: Figs fruit on new growth, so pruning during dormancy boosts next season’s harvest while minimizing stress and sap loss. Shaping for success: Removing dead, damaged, and crossing ...

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Pat Morgan of Westlake Village wrote to the SoCal Garden Clinic to ask: My fig tree was started from a cutting three years ago and was recently transplanted to our atrium. It has been in a container ...

The oldest cultivated fruit might also be the oldest crop in general, and it comes from the seat of human civlization, ...

Figs are a delightful option for home gardeners, combining sweet, rich flavor and ease of care. Once established, fig trees require minimal maintenance, are drought-tolerant, and can adapt to various ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but ...

"You can't buy figs with this much flavor at the grocery store," Tony Sarraino boasts, offering his visitors a palm full of the plump, dark fruit. "Wow," exclaims one of Sarraino's tasters, biting ...