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Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 25 ft.
Plant Spread: 25 ft.
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Other: leaves can reach up to 2 ft in diameter; they are red when first emerging, then turning green.
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Edible Parts: Fruit
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Wasps
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Roxburgh Fig
  • Elephant Ear Fig

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 14, 2012
The leaves on this tree are dinner plate size or bigger.
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, California       
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, California        
Date: 2015-01-12

Date: 2012-03-07
Location: Balboa Park Arboretum, San Diego, California         
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Balboa Park Botanical Gardens, San Diego, California   
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Balboa Park Botanical Gardens, San Diego, California  
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 14, 2012
The Figs grow directly on the trunk of the tree.
Location: Balboa Park Botanical Gardens, San Diego, California 
Date: 2013-08-16

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