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 .

“Ocean Avenue has a lot of ficus trees, and we’ve received complaints about the berries on cars and the sidewalk,” Laguna Beach’s Public Works Director Steve May said.

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.

The Whittier City Council voted on Tuesday night to move forward with razing 83 ficus trees as part of a redesign of its commercial center despite backlash.

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 ...

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Strong storms that blew through parts of southern Palm Beach County brought down a decades-old tree. WPTV viewer Dishune Moore sent us pictures of a large ficus tree that ...

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.