Architects are redefining how we experience nature by integrating trees into homes and public spaces through biophilic design, which combines sustainability, wellness, and harmony with the environment ...

The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp that has ...

Claim: Ficus trees that were to be uprooted and transplanted in Mosta are an alien and invasive species. Verdict: Ficus microcarpa is listed as an alien species within an ERA annex but not in the ...

Ficus microcarpa var. nitida is more commonly known as the ‘Indian laurel’. It has a lovely silvery bark with glossy, shiny leaves. Ficus are fast growing, with a rapidly spreading roots.

A ficus tree grows at Union and Hyde streets in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Mature ficus trees that line Hyde Street and other thoroughfares throughout the city have become a ...

Hannah Nadel, J. Howard Frank, R. J. Knight, Jr. Over 60 exotic Ficus (fig) species have been introduced into southern Florida as ornamentals. Three of these, F. altissima Blume, F. benghalensis L., ...

The county’s thousands of ficus trees make up about 2 percent of its urban forest. Ficus microcarpa — the specific genus being targeted — have been popular in L.A. for more than 50 years.