Slightly acidic to neutral.
Weeping fig tree outdoors australia.
Evergreen tree usually grown as a houseplant.
Let s learn more about outdoor care for weeping figs.
Up to 60 feet outdoors.
Apply 1 to 2 inches of water from a garden hose to the ground located underneath the tree s canopy and 18 to 24 inches beyond.
The weeping fig tree ficus benjamina grows wild all the way through southern asia from india to northern australia.
The best way to take care of a weeping fig planted outdoors is to keep the soil moist but not wet.
When planted outside the roots of a weeping fig grow as fast as the tree itself.
If left unpruned.
How to care for outdoor ficus trees.
Weeping fig ficus tree benjamin fig.
3 to 6 feet tall when grown indoors.
The rapid growth can lead to the tree causing great damage to gardens sideways patios and also driveways.
There are many kinds of figs including the edible brown turkey fig but although all figs can produce some kind of fruit the weeping fig tree normally will not do this if grown indoors.
Growing a ficus tree outdoors can make for an interesting landscape as severe pruning is not an issue.
Rich fast draining potting soil.
As an outdoor tree ficus plants can be large banyan trees fig trees or laurel trees.
Department of agricultural plant hardiness.
You can shape the tree anyway you like.
Weeping figs ficus benjamina are elegant trees with slender gray trunks and a profusion of green leaves weeping fig tree care depends on whether you are growing weeping fig trees indoors or outdoors.
Water the weeping fig when the top 1 to 2 inches of soil become dry.
Ficus ficus benjamina is commonly grown indoors but it can grow up to 60 feet tall when grown outdoors in u s.
Indoor varieties of ficus trees are popular plants such as the fiddle leaf fig rubber plant audrey ficus and the weeping fig.
Ficus trees can be grown indoors or outdoors.
The ficus tree is sometimes referred to as a weeping fig but its given scientific name is ficus benjamina.
During the winter.
The reason why indoor ficus trees are so popular is that they are very versatile and suit a wide range of interior design needs.
Ficus benjamina commonly known as weeping fig benjamin fig or ficus tree and often sold in stores as just ficus is a species of flowering plant in the family moraceae native to asia and australia.
