Ficus benjamina, also known as weeping fig, is a popular choice for bonsai enthusiasts. This tree is native to Southeast Asia and Australia, and it is often grown as an indoor plant because it ...

But the Ficus benjamina beckoned. “I didn’t know a ton about it when I bought it,” said Roth of the plant, also known as the weeping fig, that she brought home that day.

Everybody seems to hate ficus hedges, and yet most of us have them. They make a fast-growing privacy screen – after all, they are frustrated ficus benjamina trees. And they keep growing if you ...

Often referred to as the rubber plant, Ficus elastica is a staple among houseplant enthusiasts. With its glossy, rubber-like leaves that come in various shades of green, maroon and even pink and ...

Ficus benjamina, aka weeping fig “ Ficus benjamina is really cool if you want something that looks more like a Bonsai tree,” says Hurst. “They’re really great to have for oxygen.

Ficus benjamina is a fantastical, jungly, dreadlocked tree when upright. But when its shallow roots rip free and its thick canopy crash-lands on streets and houses, it becomes the scourge of ...

There was time when one of the hallmarks of Palm Beach was thick hedges of ficus benjamina towering above the sidewalks to provide privacy for the homes beyond them. But times are changing. This ...

As Ficus benjamina may no longer be planted in Palm Beach, landscapers are now often recommending the clusia species, which many insist are native.. The autograph tree (Clusia rosea) is indeed a ...