In a bid to strike back at the whitefly pest, the town is poised to ban all new plantings of Ficus benjamina. Ficus benjamina, also known as weeping fig, has been a mainstay for decades in Palm Beach, ...

Palm Beach has renewed a program to waive fees for hauling away ficus while encouraging the planting of pest-resistant Florida-native shrubs.

Out of the ordinary indoor trees are more than just double-volume space fillers. They are collectable works of art.

With so much construction going on throughout South Florida and Palm Beach, new hedges are inevitably being planted everywhere. Ficus (Ficus benjamina) has been banned due to the whitefly infestation ...