The familiar rubber tree is another fig, but one that is not at all graceful when grown as a houseplant. The leaves usually are spaced far apart along the stems, and are large, leathery and stiff.

The familiar rubber tree is another fig, but one that is not at all graceful when grown as a houseplant. The leaves usually are spaced far apart along the stems, and are large, leathery and stiff.

Small ornamental trees are generally 30 feet tall or less and can be as short as 8 to 10 feet tall. Rather than just one main trunk, quite a few of these small trees have multiple main stems. Some ...

Ficus microcarpa is a small, evergreen tree with dense, glossy green foliage. It grows to about five to 10 metres tall and three to five metres wide but can be pruned to maintain a manageable size.

Fig trees require a dormancy period over the wintertime and do not make good houseplants. Inside the house, the growth will be weak and prone to issues from pests.

Even if you don't grow edible fruits, it's likely you've grown some sort of ornamental fig. They range from creeping vines to majestic trees, most of them tropical, in which case they can make ...

Even if you don't grow edible fruits, it's likely you've grown some sort of ornamental fig. They range from creeping vines to majestic trees, most of them tropical, in which case they can make ...

I am not particularly fond of fig trees, with their knotty trunks contrasted against tropical-looking foliage. And even though the fruit is photogenic, I also don’t hold much enthusiasm for i… ...

Nurseries and garden centers are seeing increased new interest in small ornamental trees – especially native varieties of them. Christopher Uhland, owner of Chester County’s Harmony Hill ...

Even if you don't grow edible fruits, it's likely you've grown some sort of ornamental fig. They range from creeping vines to majestic trees, most of them tropical, in which case they can make ...