Ficus semicordata (Drooping Fig)


Botanical Information

FamilyMoraceae
GenusFicus
Speciessemicordata
CategoryTropicals

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height15 m
Flowering PeriodMay

Description and Growing Information

Notable SpecimensPha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, Luang Prabang, Laos.
Bark/Stem DescriptionBark is dark-grey, young twigs covered with white or pale-brownish short hairs.
Leaf DescriptionLeaves very variable in size, 12.5-20 cm long, usually elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, entire or serrate, scabrid on both surfaces.
Fruit DescriptionFigs are spherical to pear-shaped, 1.2-2 cm in diameter, pink or dull reddish brown with white spots, hairy, on leafless branches.

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