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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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