These indoor trees can double as a statement-making interior design element. Katarzyna Bialasiewicz/Getty Images Ficus trees, also known as fig trees, are popularly grown as houseplants to add height ...

Sure, the tallest trees on Earth are coastal redwoods, with one topping out at 380 feet. But the largest trees? They’re ficus trees. The champion ficus (the fig family) is thought to be a specimen ...