As legend has it, the story of this tree dates back to the late nineteenth century. An Australian sailor had no money to pay for his drinks in a local bar and instead paid the bartender with a sapling ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- For the first time in years, the public can now get a closer view of the Moreton Bay Fig tree at San Diego’s famed Balboa Park. Standing at more than 78 feet high, the tree isn’t ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The large green fencing has been taken down around the landmark Moreton Bay Fig Tree in Santa Barbara. It had been up for several years around the tree and nearby park on ...

If trees could talk, the celebrated 109-year-old Moreton Bay fig just north of the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park would say, “Welcome back.” Friday, on Arbor Day, the nonprofit group ...