"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees—especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard.

If you're interested in growing your own fruit trees but live in a colder climate, you still have options. Consider this ...

Growing fruit trees in pots is a fantastic way to enjoy fresh produce, even if you have limited space. Container gardening ...

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an ...

Martin specifically recommends the dwarf fig Ficus carica ‘Fignomenal’ as her top pick for growing in pots. This pint-sized ...

Since the fig forms its fruit on shoots that start to grow in the spring, it can be radically pruned in the winter without ...

SIGNING OFF: In her final gardening feature of the year, Chloe Lieberman addresses concerns readers have about their fig and pawpaw trees. Photos courtesy of Lieberman The beautiful autumn sunlight ...

It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated ...