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.

Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina's common name is known as the ficus tree) grows as a large broadleaf evergreen tree in tropical and subtropical climates, but it is more often grown as a houseplant in ...

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 yo… ...

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 ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

How the weeping fig became the ‘It’ plant of the gardening world (again) The Ficus benjamina, or weeping fig, has suddenly become ubiquitous in fashionable homes and offices around Los Angeles.

Native to Southeast Asia and Australia, Ficus benjamina, commonly called the weeping fig, has graceful, drooping branches adorned with delicate, glossy leaves.

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 ...

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.