"It's a living thing," Karen Cooper tells PEOPLE. "It is nature's playground for all to enjoy" Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los ...

Ficus trees come down easily in tropical weather, storms in Florida Ficus trees are not meant for residential yards. They ...

Banyans usually grow on hardwood hammocks. They are considered a keystone species, essential to the hardwood tropical ...

Earth Day is a day dedicated to showing support for environmental protection. Each year, Florida Power & Light maintains ...

Indigenous peoples and early settlers in Florida relied on the edible fruit of ficus aurea, which also was used to make a rose-colored dye. Latex from the tree’s milky sap made a chewing gum ...