Strangler fig is a fascinating tree and American tropical native in south Florida producing a continuous food crop -- even as it kills its host.

When my family moved to Florida in the early '50s, the property purchased by my parents included strange and wonderful things like pecan trees, crape myrtles, a chinaberry tree (oh, no!), and figs.

Can fig trees be grown here in the Northeast Florida area? If so, can you tell me a little about the tree?. Grown originally in the Old World tropics, Asia Minor and the Mediterranean, figs can ...

Fig trees have particular needs . Q: I have several fig trees that I planted in 2010 in my back yard. ... 2 Florida cities rank among the worst for a staycation. Here’s why.

The first documented fig tree brought to the New World was planted in Mexico in 1560. ... Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Botanical Description .

My neighbor used to have seven Asian persimmon trees planted in his front yard. Come fall, he would be out harvesting the sweet orange fruits. A friend from church had a huge brown turkey fig tree ...

A mysterious phenomenon occurred all around Tampa Bay in the late 1970s and early 1980s. When the sun went down and the streets were empty, someone clandestinely planted trees in parks, thoroughfar… ...

Banyans start their lives as epiphytes germinated from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. Banyans can reach 60-80 feet in height with an equal or larger spread.