I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

Many of the most highly popular fruit trees can successfully be grown in containers thanks to dwarf modern cultivars ...

Your fig tree: How to get it ready for a brutal winter Published: Oct. 01, 2016, 1:00 a.m.

* What it is: Fignomenal is a recently introduced dwarf fig tree that’s geared to growing in pots. It’s capable of delivering fresh figs for weeks to northern gardeners.

The advantages to growing a fig in a pot go beyond keeping the tree’s size in check. In containers, figs provide a variety of landscaping opportunities.

My fig tree was started from a cutting three years ago and was recently transplanted to our atrium. It has been in a container in the same place for over a year.

QUESTION: What is the procedure for rooting a fig tree from a limb of an existing mature fig tree? -- Freddy Hebert ANSWER: Figs trees are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood cuttings taken ...

And finally, hard winters can kill all or most of a planted fig's branches, which the tree must replace before it has the resources to bear another crop. "Pots are the way to go," Lerner says.

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

Fig trees grow well in the Bay Area climate and are adaptable for in-ground planting or growing in pots. (Getty Images) Ripe figs on a tree ...

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...