Big trees near me. This woolly fig has the most beautiful roots. 📸 #talltrees #thicktreetrunks #trees #figtrees #photography

🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published “The diversity of Ficus” in @AnnBot by Simon Segar and co-authors. (1/10)

👉 https://doi.org/qkmt

#PlantScience #Botany #Ficus #FigTrees #PlantEvolution #AoBpapers

5-Jul-2025
Fig trees convert atmospheric #CO2 to stone

Some species of #figTrees store #calciumCarbonate in their trunks – essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss scientists found that the trees could draw carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store it as calcium carbonate ‘rocks’ in the surrounding soil.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089863

#science #carbonSequestration #environment #climateCatastrophe

Family honours Maroochydore's last pioneering farmer with fig harvest: Guided by the scribbles in three small notebooks about the orchard, Peter Wise's family continue to harvest fruit from hundreds of trees. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-01-22/wise-farm-maroochydore-figs-farming-land/104836710?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SunshineCoast #PeterWise #figtrees

My Hanging Organic Herb Garden And Summertime Flowers https://lindalouhamel.com/2019/07/10/summer-time-flowers-and-herbs/ #basil, #birdfeeder, #cardinals, #chives, #dragonlilies, #figtrees, #foodblogger, #gardening, #gerberas, #hangingherbgarden, #hassavocadotree, #hibiscus, #hydrangeas, #italianflatleafparsley, #lavendersugar, #mint, #oregano, #perennials, #periwinkles, #rainlilies, #rosemary, #sage, #summertimeflowers, #summertimeflowersandherbs, #sunflowers, #tarragon, #thyme, #recipes, #homecooks, #homecooking, #foodblogger, #food,