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Mystery Ficus

Peter

By Peter
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Looking for id help from anyone.  This Ficus is growing at a friend's place in Hollywood Florida.  It was purchased from a specialist nursery, who described it as coming from volunteer seedlings germinating inside Staghorn ferns imported from Java.  I've googled a bit for Indonesian Ficus species but haven't come across anything matching this one.  The fruit is small, red, bland.  The leaves are huge, approx.  18"x24".

Anyone have any ideas?

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San Fernando Valley, California

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Wow. Very nice Ficus. I would have guessed it was some form of Ficus carica. Not sure which. Gary Levine (username is "Gtlevine") would probably know as he seems to be the ficus guy around here.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Wow, what a super story about it's import too.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Palmarum Grand Master

Palmarum

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Very nice plant, it doesn't look familiar. I like the leaf, and if it has a nice tasting fruit that would be a bonus. Maybe some 'uber' fig. It is probably right down the street from me and never seen it, lol.

Ryan

South Florida

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epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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looks like a maple fig. From Canada?

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Redland

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If you bring a rooted cutting or airlayer down to me in Homestead it would make some nice trade bait!

JCD

South Florida

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