Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...

LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who’s become quite the active Twitter user lately, announced Friday that StreetsLA will issue a citation in the amount of $250 for cutting back the trees that once ...

Ficus trees outside of Universal Studios were suddenly trimmed earlier this week while WGA and SAG-AFRA workers were on the picket line. LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia/Twitter Universal Pictures has ...

Universal Studios is receiving a fine of $250 from the City of Los Angeles after it trimmed down trees allegedly being used for shade by writers and actors picketing outside. The Writers Guild of ...

Universal Studios says it did not trim the trees outside its headquarters to expose picketers to the sun there. “We understand that the safety tree trimming of the ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd ...

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

NBC Universal has been fined by the city of Los Angeles after trimming trees that the city controller said fell under its jurisdiction. Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia announced on Twitter ...

Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder areas with proper protection. In addition to providing shade and beauty to your yard—not to ...

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 with the peak of the season on Sept. 10. The most activity happens between mid-August and mid-October, according to the National ...

Ficus trees outside Universal Studios were severely cut back in July, reducing shade for striking actors and writers and potentially harming the trees' long-term health. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / ...