Tens of thousands of mature street trees in Southern California are susceptible to a new, deadly fungal strain that kills at alarming speeds and threatens to destroy the urban forest in older cities ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp ...

More than 1,600 mature street trees in Long Beach and tens of thousands throughout Southern California are susceptible to a new, deadly fungal strain that kills at alarming speed and threatens to ...

Claim: Ficus trees that were to be uprooted and transplanted in Mosta are an alien and invasive species. Verdict: Ficus microcarpa is listed as an alien species within an ERA annex but not in the ...