In Indonesian Borneo, forests survive not through law but belief, as fear of tree spirits spares strangler figs that sustain wildlife.

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

The Iban community in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, says it believes large strangler fig trees are inhabited by dangerous spirits, leading community members to protect these trees from harm ...

With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to shopping for a real tree you’ll love. You’re likely to see more than one ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need to crawl inside and die in order for the fruit to grow. But are there ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Fig Fest NYC returns to Staten Island this Saturday, Sept. 13, from noon to 4 p.m. at Nansen’s Park, welcoming fig enthusiasts from across the region for a celebration of the ...

Never mind what the calendar says about the autumn equinox — I go on other seasonal cues to know that summer is over in a week. Mother nature isn’t that mysterious. For example, I just saw my first ...

One afigcionado is making this corner of Queens a far more fruit-friendly place. Buoyed by the success of Astoria’s first-ever fig tree scion exchange in March — which brought in some 200 people to ...

Brian Melton cultivates over 300 fig varieties in Fresno through grafting. Local customers buy Melton's figs directly via social media and porch pickup. Fresno remains key to U.S. fig production, ...