Another notable group of figs are the “strangler figs.” These tropical, vine-like trees start as tiny seeds that have fallen on the branches or roots of an existing tree of another species.

Without the fig, the wasp would have nowhere to lay its eggs. The Queen of Trees shows this delicate dance of survival in exquisite detail, including spectacular close-ups of the wasp’s ...

In many countries, the number of fig trees have been declining. While there are numerous explanations, one key problem is fig-wilting disease. A recognized cause of this disease is a fungus ...

I have a 2 1/2-year-old tree full of green figs, but they never turn ripe. The figs fall off, and more continue to come on the tree, but none ever ripen. -- Britany ...

Figs grow closer to ripening on one of the fig trees grown by former First Selectman Ken Halaby and his wife, Linda, in Trumbull, Conn. Aug. 21, 2023. Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media ...

Shoppers are rushing to Bunnings to get their hands on fiddle-leaf fig trees Australians shared snaps of new indoor plants, with prices starting from $3.75 Prices for a fiddle leaf fig typically ...

Film Movement has acquired North American rights to 'Under The Fig Trees,' Tunisia's official Oscar submission which bowed at Cannes' Director’s Fortnight ...

Sehiri, who has accompanied Under the Fig Trees to TIFF, was raised in France and returned to her parents’ native Tunisia following the popular uprising in 2011.. Working first as a journalist ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the Ficus trees among us, it’s time to go to sleep. So goes the “Burial of the Fig” ritual, an event happening virtually from Casa Belvedere’s Facebook page on ...

Don't take our fig trees: MPs battle to keep 12 plants claiming they keep their office cool (but cost taxpayers £32,500 a year) More than £400,000 has been spent on the rental and upkeep of the ...

Certain varieties of fig trees are able to survive winter in most parts of Missouri, with a little extra help in the more northern areas. The Celeste fig is hardy in zones 6-10, while the Chicago ...

The directors of The Blue Caftan and Under The Fig Trees — Morocco and Tunisia’s entries to this year’s Oscars — discuss how the collision of tradition and modernity in their work reflects ...