There are two ways to protect a fig tree from winter weather. One is to bury the tree branches, a strenuous days-long process that requires slowly bending the trunk. The other is to wrap it and ...

A craggy pine tree growing in southern Italy is 1,230 years old, making it the oldest tree in Europe that has been ... where larger rings were added to its trunk even though many trees in the ...

The Polish tree won almost 150,000 online votes, leaving its European competitors far behind. A majestic fig tree in Portugal ... It is 30 metres tall, with a trunk circumference of 4.5 ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Slime flux (also known as wet wood) is a dark, foul-smelling and unsightly seepage of sap from tree trunks (fig. 1). The disease is not usually a serious problem but the ...

I have a fig tree about 6-7 feet tall in my front yard and would like to transfer it to a friend's yard. When and how do I do this? The tree is about 3 years old, and the trunk is about 10 inches ...

Don't make the mistake of not choosing how you want to train your fig tree. You can train them to grow in a fan-like design against a wall or as a bush with a singular trunk. Once your tree is ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Figs are successful forest trees with some 900 separate species worldwide.