The flowers are small and inconspicuous. The branches of the fig tree droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for clearance and weight reduction. Fig trees are susceptible to breakage ...

Fig trees are one of the easiest fruit trees to ... Some rumors online insist that fig wasps pollinate those flowers by crawling inside fig fruit (where they die). If that’s an unsettling ...

Growing Fig Trees at a Glance Common Name: Fig tree Scientific Name: Ficus carica Hardiness Zone: 6 through 10 Soil: Rich, well-drained; neutral or 6 to 6.5 pH Light: Full sun Water: Enough to ...

Fig wasps are only two to three millimetres long and live an average of two to three days, but often fly 10 kilometres or more to get from a ripe tree to a flowering tree. Global warming is ...

“Astoria is kind of the fruit tree capital of the city,” the former urban orchardist said. “ The fig culture in Astoria runs really deep.” To preserve and grow Astoria’s diverse array ...