Severe pruning — a.k.a. "coat racking" — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse.

Some 87 ficus trees on Robertson Boulevard will be cut down for a sidewalk project. For some, the removals are bittersweet. For others, they feel like a death.

Ficus benjamina, also known as weeping fig, has been a mainstay for decades in Palm Be… In a bid to strike back at the whitefly pest, the town is poised to ban all new plantings of Ficus benjamina .

The town is removing ficus on property it owns. Director of Public Works Paul Brazil told the Daily News that a significant amount of ficus was removed last year.

In addition, the city of Burbank removed all of its ficus trees in 2017, citing safety concerns. Since the approval of the Greenleaf Promenade, the Whittier City Council has hosted three study ...

Ficus trees along the 200-block of El Camino Real in Tustin on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Many of the large ficus trees will be removed as part of the Old Town Improvement plan.