A honeybee stops for a sip from the juicy fruit on the fig tree in Cindy Read’s El Cajon nursery. The moment might seem ordinary except for the amazing fact that the tree is only 6 inches tall. All of ...
OAKLAND — A lot of the big trees around Lake Merritt may indeed be short-timers slated for downfall, but some of the puniest ones are living large as pampered, tenderly pruned and highly prized works ...