For generations, Italian-American fig growers in the Northeast have buried their trees in trenches for the winter. It's a tradition that preserves... Why Bury Fig Trees? A Curious Tradition Preserves ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the Ficus trees among us, it’s time to go to sleep. So goes the “Burial of the Fig” ritual, an event happening virtually from Casa Belvedere’s Facebook page on Thursday, Dec.