Fig trees require pruning to manage growth ... As one of the most affordable tree species that won't break the bank, persimmon trees provide tasty fruit with fairly low maintenance requirements.

The story of the fig and the wasp goes back as many years as man has grown fig trees, because fig wasps are the only pollinators for several species of fig trees. It is said that they co-evolved.

These wild native fig trees produce tremendous amounts of fruit, which are a key food source for birds and mammals. Ficus aurea are pollinated by a single species of wasp, (Pegascapus jimenezi ...

Birds, monkeys, bats, insects—dozens of species congregate on a single tree, feasting in a noisy frenzy. The origins of the feast go back 75 million years. That’s when figs first evolved ...