Botanic Notables: The Fig Tree with its Own Address
More Link Text: Some call the tree home In any landscape, the Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) would be hard to miss. The tree's deep buttressing roots creep across the earth, a wide canopy sweeps...
View ArticleBotanic Notables: Hawai'i's Banyan Drive
On the mainland, celebrities get a Hollywood star; in Hawai'i, it's a tree on Banyan Drive. I drove through the trees on a recent visit to the island, dashing out of the car to stand under the towering...
View ArticleBotanic Notables: Fig Stories
I love everything about figs. They are the fruit of the season, the fruit about which I am always happy to expound. The tree's life cycle is one of my favorites—a thrilling tale of life, death, sex,...
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