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 ...

NBCUniversal is being fined days after the studio heavily trimmed trees along a highly trafficked street used by striking writers and actors actively picketing the studio. On Twitter, Los Angeles City ...

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 ...

The City of Los Angeles is investigating the pruning of trees outside Universal Studios Hollywood that provided shade to SAG-AFTRA protesters who were picketing there amid the ongoing writers and ...

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 ...

Who are they? A row of ficus trees that were trimmed earlier this week for unclear reasons. On Monday, July 17th, writer and SAG striker Chris Stephens shared a photo of a row of the trees outside of ...

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 ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, July 20. When Chris Stephens and his fellow striking writers left their picket post outside Universal Studios on Friday ...

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 / ...