Regular pruning is essential to ensure a healthy and productive fig tree. Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness ...
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Gardening 101: Common Fig

Common fig, Ficus carica The next plant I plan to buy for myself (and not for a garden client) will definitely be a fig tree.
Most varieties of figs do extremely well in the New Orleans area — sometimes, it seems, a little too well. Many fig trees are treated as a “plant it and forget about it” tree, attended only when the ...