Ficus aurea are pollinated by a single species of wasp, (Pegascapus jimenezi) and will stay in almost continual bloom to retain and nourish these pollinating wasps. Fruits are produced throughout ...

According to SciTechDaily, researchers from Kenya, the U.S., Austria, and Switzerland discovered that species like Ficus wakefieldii use a process called the oxalate-carbonate pathway to transform ...

Ficus species provide the foundation for complex ecological communities, most notably through their enclosed inflorescences (syconia), which support a vast array of nematodes. These organisms have ...

Severe pruning — a.k.a. "coat racking" — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse.

Janet Nyakairu Abwoli from Kasese organizes workshops to teach women how to plant and care for trees, particularly Dracaena and Ficus species.