Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

Growing a potted fig tree is a rewarding process, and can be done year-round with the right conditions. Place the container outside during the summer and bring it back inside if you live in a region ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees, especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard ...

Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in order for them to bear fruit. Pollen from a different variety of apple ...

If you want to grow a fig tree in your home, don't be intimidated. We spoke to an expert about how you can do so with success ...

I just received a branch of a fig tree, and I would like to know how to root it and grow it in a pot or in my backyard. — Leroy Harris Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood cuttings. Cut ...

Figs are much easier to grow than any other fruit tree. because the fruit develops on both old and new wood. Even during cold winters when branches die back, it’s still possible to get fruit. And ...

If I could only grow one fruit tree, it would have to be a fig. Partly because it is so simple to produce delicious figs – so much so, their nickname is “the lazy man’s fruit”. You do not have to have ...