So, you have a rubber plant, and you want to help it thrive. We can help with that, but first…what on earth is a rubber plant anyway? The popular houseplant known as the rubber plant (i.e., Ficus ...

Susan Cervantes, founder of Precita Eyes Muralists, sits on one of the ficus stumps she saved in 2021. Susan Cervantes has made a new home for two of the 126 ficuses that once lined 24th Street. As of ...

Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...

Two women planting potted tree saplings in a backyard. - Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images Fall gives you the perfect opportunity to experiment with the best ways to plant trees in your yard. While you ...

Golden Gem ficus (Ficus altissima "Golden Gem") is a beautiful hybrid. In warm tropical weather of its native habitat, it can grow to a very sizeable tree — up to 100 feet. In central Ohio, Golden Gem ...

In some parts of Santa Monica, the preferred obscenity is "Oh, fig!" We are cursed with aging ficus trees that City Hall refuses to remove. Note that a ficus is basically a fig tree. Each tree ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Can you tell me what is wrong with my hibiscus and what I should do? I noticed ...

Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company will discuss general tree care and planting tips. If you have a tree-related question, ...

Beverly Hills has just cut down many ficus macrocarpa, also known as Indian laurel fig, trees, and a total of 87 more there are scheduled for destruction. Our own city of Whittier has cut down healthy ...