If you get the conditions right, both fruiting and ornamental fig trees ... and take care of ficus plants, they don't like ...

Pruning a fig tree annually is the gardener's secret to maintaining a happy and healthy tree. It promotes fruit production ...

as the tree’s sap can be irritating to the skin. You can re-pot the plant after pruning or wait until the spring. In Chicagoland, a ficus would do well outside between June and September.

Move over fiddle leaf fig, there’s a new trendy ficus ... and care. Proper light and watering are the most important elements to get right when it comes to keeping this tree happy indoors.