Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees—especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard.

I’ve been tending fig trees for years as a gardener, but one that always comes to mind is a grand ‘Brown Turkey’ espaliered flat against a vast stone barn in South Wales. The garden sat at the bottom ...

Water the tree only when the soil is almost dry about an inch or two below the soil surface. As for fertilizing, do so only when new growth is beginning. Following all these tips, the leaf drop ...

Q. My fig trees are large but didn't bear too much this year. (And what they did bear, the birds got.) Do I need to fertilize? If so, when, how often and with what? -- H.J., Houston A. Figs usually ...