Fig souring (or sour rot) renders fruit inedible. It’s caused by yeast and bacteria, usually spread by insects. You’ll know it by the fermented smell, clear ooze from the fig’s eye and eventually, ...

Figs are seasonal, and you won't always be able to find them fresh. Here are the two best times of the year to go fig shopping the best results.

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

Birds, bats, monkeys by the dozen: A fruiting fig tree is a riot. It all goes back to the tree's ancient partnership with a tiny wasp.

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

There is no documentation as to when Fig Tree John was born, but the general consensus was that he lived for well over a century.

Fig trees pepper Carolina neighborhoods along sidewalks and yards and everyone has an opinion about which tree is best for eating or jamming or roasting.

To preserve and grow Astoria’s diverse array of heirloom fig strains, Engel is hosting a fig tree scion exchange this Sunday. “Scion” refers to the branches that can be used to plant new trees.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A couple weeks ago we discussed various types of fig trees which perform well in ...

People still climb the stairs from the River Walk to the Fig Tree Restaurant asking for Beef Wellington. But there’s no Beef Wellington at Fig Tree, because the Fig Tree that lived at this La ...