It appeared that the fate of towering ficus trees rooted along a three-block stretch of Whittier’s commercial center was sealed. City Council members in December voted to approve a redesign of the ...

In some parts of Santa Monica, the preferred obscenity is "Oh, fig!" We are cursed with aging ficus trees that City Hall refuses to remove. Note that a ficus is basically a fig tree. Each tree ...

People grow attached to the trees around them. Trees filter the air, deliver cooling shade, and offer a perch for wildlife. Their leaves shimmer in the sunlight and shimmy in the breeze — a soothing ...

Beverly Hills has just cut down many ficus macrocarpa, also known as Indian laurel fig, trees, and a total of 87 more there are scheduled for destruction. Our own city of Whittier has cut down healthy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A redevelopment plan for Uptown Whittier calls for the removal of the ficus canopy on Greenleaf Avenue. Some people blame the ...

The city of Beverly Hills is in the process of cutting down scores of ficus trees to make room for a sidewalk project. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Wendy Klenk never considered herself a ...

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 ...

A redevelopment plan for Uptown Whittier's Greenleaf Avenue, seen here in 2020, would remove dozens of ficus trees. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) It appeared that the fate of towering ficus trees ...