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.

There are four types of fig trees: Common, San Pedro, Smyrna and Capri. Most figs that we buy are from the self-fertilizing Common group (Brown Turkey, Mission, Kadota). San Pedro (Desert King ...

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 ...