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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Construction Photography/Avalon / Contributor / Getty Images Tree trimming improves the health and appearance of trees and is ...

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 / ...

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 ...