Question: My fig tree is several years old and only four feet tall. Does it need a special fertilizer? Answer: Increasing the fertilizer may help produce growth, but there could be a root problem too.

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but ...

Dear Neil: What fertilizer should we apply to our fig tree, and when? Answer: You'll love this answer: fruit specialists tell us that we really shouldn't ever apply fertilizers to figs. We don't want ...

Sensitive to the cold, so they need winter protection; Sensitive to drought, so they need regular supplemental water; Sensitive to nitrogen, so as long as your tree is growing a foot or two per year ...