Fiddle leaf fig plants are popular and generally easy to care for, making them a great fit for any houseplant grower.

In its natural habitat—tropical regions of Africa—it can grow 40 feet or higher, ... (70 percent) in this premium potting soil provides the optimal aeration needed by fiddle leaf fig roots.

The fig, on the other hand, does just fine where winters are relatively mild, if not sub-tropical. Fig trees have shallow roots and benefit enormously from a mulch of straw, dried grass clippings ...

These are the most common causes of brown spots on fiddle leaf fig foliage, plus simple tips for restoring your plant’s health. Crystal Bolin Photography / Getty Images Fiddle leaf figs are ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

Estimates of the carbon stored by tropical forests rarely take tree roots into consideration. Scientists report that almost 30 percent of the total biomass of tropical trees may be in the roots.

Growing figs in New Jersey may seem like just another case of zone denial, a flat refusal to believe that we are living in the Northeast, not the Mediterranean. But it's really more than that ...

1 tablespoon chia seeds. Place figs, water, juice and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a rapid boil, reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until liquid reduces by half, about 10-15 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS A weeping fig -- sometimes merely called ficus, which is the botanical name for the whole fig genus -- is a fast-growing tree. Strangler figs can refer to several large, fast ...