Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...

Ficus trees outside Universal Studios were severely cut back in July, reducing shade for striking actors and writers and potentially harming the trees' long-term health. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / ...

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

Severe pruning — a.k.a. "coat racking" — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...

Santa Barbara’s Urban Forestry Program, in partnership with Mariposa Tree Management, will conduct routine pruning on mature Ficus microcarpa (Indian laurel fig) trees throughout the city. The work, ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Update on Wednesday, July 19 at 3:01 PM: A city controller found that no permit has been pulled to trim the ficus trees outside of Universal’s Gate 8. “UPDATE: With cooperation from the Bureau of ...

Move over fiddle leaf fig, there’s a new trendy ficus in town Reviewed by Barbara Gillette A close relative of the fiddle leaf fig, ficus Audrey is easier to grow and care for indoors and has a ...