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Beginner
skill rating |
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2.5m
max. spread |
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4m
max. height |
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10-20 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Ficus benjamina
Other names: Benjamin tree, Tropic laurel, Waringin, Java fig, Java tree, Small-leaved rubber plant, Weeping fig
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Genus: Ficus
Species: F. benjamina - F. benjamina is a large evergreen shrub with slender-pointed green leaves.
Ficus benjamina is: Evergreen
Flower: Green, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Black, Orange-red in Autumn
Habit: Bushy, Pendulous
Toxicity: May cause skin allergies.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Ficus benjamina (Benjamin tree) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full or filtered light.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1) |
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Comment from
Jeanette Wright
Hi we have a few Ficus Benjamin Trees and we are in Cyprus. We have a couple of these with light coloured leaves which seem to be o.k. but the 2 dark leaf trees appear to have the leaves just dropping off and they have a dark colour in the leaf not a spot. Do you know what we need to do to these please.
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