General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 50 feet to 100 feet but can attain heights to 200 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wasps
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

Image
Common names
  • Moreton Bay Fig
  • Australian Banyan

Photo Gallery
Location: Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Date: 2023-06-09
Location: Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Date: 09/30/2021
photo by Bernard Blanc via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/
Location: Bordighera, Italy
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Bordighera, Italy
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: San Diego, California     
Date: 2015-01-09
Location: Maui, Hamakuapoko.
photo by Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Date: 2004-10-05
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California  
Date: 2013-08-16 
Trunk Girth: 42 feet
Location: Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) in Plaza General San Martín in Buenos Aires
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2017-04-11
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California   
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California 
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Date: 2013-08-16 
Age: Over 90 years, Height: 80 feet, Trunk Girth: 42 feet, Canopy

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