In a bid to strike back at the whitefly pest, the town is poised to ban all new plantings of Ficus benjamina. Ficus benjamina, also known as weeping fig, has been a mainstay for decades in Palm Beach, ...

There was time when one of the hallmarks of Palm Beach was thick hedges of ficus benjamina towering above the sidewalks to provide privacy for the homes beyond them. But times are changing. This past ...

If you are the kind of person who values tranquillity, then the weeping fig is a must-have. The tree which displays both beauty and scale, is believed to symbolise peace and abundance. This is due to ...

Weeping fig whose scientific name if Ficus benjamina, known as benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to ...

Palm Beach is poised to restrict the planting of Ficus benjamina, which is a favorite food of the dreaded whitefly. But the Town Council last week stopped short of supporting a total ban. Existing ...

Sure, the tallest trees on Earth are coastal redwoods, with one topping out at 380 feet. But the largest trees? They’re ficus trees. The champion ficus (the fig family) is thought to be a specimen ...

Jerry looks at the wonderful world of figs and some of the specific plants in this group. The common edible fig (Ficus carica) has been grown for its delicious fruit since about 9,000BC - possibly ...