Fig trees were first cultivated over 10,000 years ago—about 5,000 years earlier than olives and grapes. Today, as then, it’s not hard to grow your own at home.

Learn how to grow figs right in your backyard. Every Southern garden should have a fig tree. These small trees or shrubs produce delicious fruit with flavors best experienced ripe from the tree ...

Figs are the easiest fruit tree to grow. They thrive in poor soil, fruit when very young, and can be kept outside in the warmer parts of your garden. Although fig trees get massive in size, their ...

* What it is: Fignomenal is a recently introduced dwarf fig tree that’s geared to growing in pots. It’s capable of delivering fresh figs for weeks to northern gardeners.

Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to ...

Penn State Extension is hosting a comprehensive webinar designed to help tree enthusiasts ensure the long-term success of their plantings. The online session, “Proper Native Tree Planting for ...

Our guide on how to plant and care for fig trees has expert tips on how to water, fertilize, prune, and propagate it to grow the best-tasting fruit possible.