This is an opinion column. That first bite instantly took me back to Nannie’s strawberry fig preserves. The bulbous fruit connected me with the dog days of a hot Georgia summer long ago. For a moment, ...

Some fig trees can convert surprisingly large amounts of carbon dioxide into stone, ensuring that the carbon remains in the soil long after the tree has died. This means that fig trees planted for ...

In many countries, the number of fig trees have been declining. While there are numerous explanations, one key problem is fig-wilting disease. A recognized cause of this disease is a fungus, ...

Research finds that fungus carried by ambrosia beetles works together with a second fungus to cause fig wilting disease. "A combination of the ambrosia beetle and its fungi may lead to symptoms of fig ...