So late last year, he bought 96 ficus trees in 15-gallon pots. He moved them into bigger containers and will continue to do so as they grow. He's shaping them so they branch out about 8 feet above ...

5 Lower-Maintenance Ficus Plants Than Your Finicky Fiddle-Leaf Fig—And Where To Get Them. ... 5 low-maintenance ficuses that aren’t fiddle-leaf figs 1. Ficus elastica, aka rubber tree plant ...

The Ficus Retusa tree has small, glossy, oval-shaped leaves and can grow aerial roots that hang down from the branches. 2. Choosing the right container and soil ...

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.

The project is set to remove more than 108 trees, including 83 ficus trees dating back to the 1960s, from Whittier’s historic Uptown. More than 60 Whittier residents attended the meeting, ...