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Sep 3, 2015 10:49 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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The regular F. elastica grows like a weed and gets gigantic here in parts of Florida and the roots can cause issues if a tree is planted too close to walkways, driveways and house foundations. I always heard it was invasive here in the state but it's not on the invasive list like a few other Ficus are. There's a cultivar in the database called 'Burgundy' that looks identical to the regular F. elastica to my eyes but it's said not to grow as large: http://garden.org/plants/searc...

One of mine is the 'Decora', labeled as such when I purchased it a few years ago; but the other was left here by the former homeowners and I haven't looked at it close enough to determine which cultivar it might be. I know it looks somewhat different from Decora and may be 'Variegata'. I need to get it out and look closely at the foliage to see if I can determine a name.
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