Q: My Black Jack fig produced a few full-sized figs early in the season but in the last month the figs are small, turn dark and dry up.What could it be? The tree is about 40 years old and appears ...

Q: My Black Jack fig produced a few full-sized figs early in the season but in the last month the figs are small, turn dark and dry up.What could it be? The tree is about 40 years old and appears ...

Prepare the fig tree for its winter shrouding by cutting any stems that project out horizontally, ... If they break, the tree is too dry. Check the bottom of the stump. If it is wet and sticky, ...

The Indian fig tree, or banyan, is sacred in India, and interwoven with Indian mythology. In ancient Greece, dried figs were a major part of the daily diet of rich and poor.