Weeping Fig, Benjamin Tree
Ficus benjamina
Interior Floor Specimens
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
Ficus benjamina Photo Gallery
Ficus benjamina Plant Information
Classification | |
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Scientific Name: | Ficus benjamina |
Common Name: | weeping fig Benjamin tree |
Family: | Moraceae |
Suggested Uses: | interior large foliage floor plant, perennials |
Characteristics | |
Plant Form: | arborial |
Height: | 15 feet |
Spread: | 10 feet |
Foliage: | potentially large specimen tree with heavy branching gives a lush canopy glossy, entire, oval, leaves medium-textured foliage milky sap |
Flower: | flowers are not the primary ornamental value |
Fruit: | messy |
Environment | |
Light Requirement: | medium-low exposure |
Water: | medium / slightly low water requirement |
Soil: | |
Heat Tolerance: | medium heat tolerance |
USDA Zone: | zones 10 - 11 |
Care | |
Maintenance: | tendency to shed foliage when put in a draft or moved to a different source of light potentially messy fruits |
Pests & Pathology: | susceptible to mealy bugs and scale insects |
Additional Notes: | most commonly grown plant in the interior industry to fill the use of a tree Ficus benjamina 'Variegata' provides variegated foliage |
TTU Plant Resources
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