“Ocean Avenue has a lot of ficus trees, and we’ve received complaints about the berries on cars and the sidewalk,” Laguna Beach’s Public Works Director Steve May said.

California native plant of the week: The vivid scarlet berries and saw-toothed leaves of the native Christmas berry or toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) have some similarity to holly berries and ...

Keep ash and ficus trees for shade, but trim roots near house and address irrigation. ... They have been dropping leaves and berries, and are creating an unbelievable mess on a daily basis.

Steve Kantner had heard the stories told by kids and bank fishermen of the big fish they had seen in local canals. But it wasn’t until some fire ants sent him scrambling to a nearby ficus tree ...

Some blame the trees for sidewalk and plumbing issues; others relish their shade. But a redevelopment plan for Uptown Whittier would remove the ficus canopy along Greenleaf Avenue.

Pearlberry, Vallesia antillana, is a rare specimen shrub with shiny, deep green leaves and small white flowers followed by iridescent, almost translucent white berries, hence the common name.

Although ficus altissima isn’t a rare tree in South Florida, ... Twice a year, red berries grow prolifically then drop in massive quantities and quickly rot. “As humans, we have our flaws, ...

Ficus trees (Ficus benjamina) and rubber plants (Ficus elastica) can grow to more than 30 metres in a garden if not regularly maintained.For most suburban gardens, this can be too large. Often ...

It has sown 25,000 seeds of fruit-bearing trees including wild mangoes, jackfruit, jambul, ficus berries, gooseberry and tamarind at sanctuaries in North Goa to not only improve tree cover but to ...