QUESTION: What is the procedure for rooting a fig tree from a limb of an existing mature fig tree? -- Freddy Hebert ANSWER: Figs trees are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood cuttings taken ...

Your fig tree: How to get it ready for a brutal winter Published: Oct. 01, 2016, 1:00 a.m.

Some of your neighbor's tree branches are sporadically encircled with dirt-filled plastic bags. It must have something to do ...

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

I have a 3-year-old Italian everbearing fig tree that I bought last summer. I have it potted and in the house. Now the leaves have been turning yellow, then black on the tip and falling off. Do ...

Can I try to root some of these? How would I cover it in the fall ? The fig is purple, and the tree was given to me by an uncle who had taken it off a tree that was brought from overseas.

Suckers can divert precious nutrients and energy away from the main part of the tree, impacting fruit quality and yield Fig trees root readily, and where cuttings or stems come into contact with ...

Worried about your fig tree and other plants during the cold weather months? Trying to prep a raised bed on legs for spring? WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath answers your gardening questions.

Weeks before the important day, I asked him if he wanted a bare-root fig tree. I even researched the topic and we made a vague plan to shop together.