What Makes Ficus Microcarpa So Bonsai-Able For Beginners? Left to its own devices, Ficus microcarpa can become a 40-foot tree with fairly large leaves and enough aggression to destroy competitors ...

The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp that has ...

Hannah Nadel, J. Howard Frank, R. J. Knight, Jr. Over 60 exotic Ficus (fig) species have been introduced into southern Florida as ornamentals. Three of these, F. altissima Blume, F. benghalensis L., ...

The county’s thousands of ficus trees make up about 2 percent of its urban forest. Ficus microcarpa — the specific genus being targeted — have been popular in L.A. for more than 50 years.

The figs are similar in apperance to Ficus microcarpa but are bigger and the fig clusters are more dense and closely spaced. Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao: Zamboanga).