The soil you use for your ficus benjamina bonsai tree should be well-draining and able to hold moisture. You can make your own soil mix by combining equal parts of peat moss, perlite, and sand.

Here, it will thrive in filtered bright sunlight and well-draining potting soil. The ficus tree is known for its longevity, living between 20 to 50 years. Weeping figs are toxic to pets.

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 ...

Q.: I am puzzled by a Ficus benjamina that has been in my sunroom for the past 25 years, some of which have been lean, some not. Last December and for the first time, it produced some sort of seeds ...

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 ...

SUNRISE Ficus nitada is about to become flora non grata. So, too, is its sister ficus, benjamina. The two species of ficus trees grow too big, damage sprinkler systems and patios and are a danger t… ...

Ficus trees (Ficus benjamina) and rubber plants (Ficus elastica) can grow to more than 30 metres in a garden if not regularly maintained. For most suburban gardens, this can be too large.