Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Lyrata
More commonly known as the “Fiddle Leaf Fig,” The Ficus Lyrata is a popular ornamental tree for outdoor gardens, or inside your home as a houseplant, where it is usually kept potted to maintain a shorter size. They are well known for their broad, bold, large “fiddle” shaped leaves (hence the nickname given).
February 28, 2007
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Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Drupacea
Commonly known as the “Brown Woolly Fig,” the Ficus Drupacea isn’t one of the more common ficus trees to be cultivated. It reaches between 20-27 feet in height and is able to tolerate more extreme cold temperatures than other ficus trees.
February 27, 2007
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Different Uses For The Ficus Tree - Latex
People use the fig “fruit” for many different purposes all over the world. Not only are the fruits used for consumption locally and commercially, but almost every piece of a ficus fig tree is used in some way or another. The ficus tree’s latex is the main focus in this article.
February 26, 2007
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Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Elastica
Commonly known as “the Rubber Tree,” the Ficus Elastica is a popular ornamental tree cultivated and loved across the nation. The “Rubber Tree” is grown naturally outdoors in warmer tropical climates where it reaches 40-50 feet in height and can spread out to enormous widths. Popularly grown indoors, the ficus elastica requires a cooler climate as a houseplant.
February 23, 2007
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Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Microcarpa
The Ficus Microcarpa is a popular ornamental tree grown outdoors in many tropical regions of the world, providing tons of shade. In Florida, the ficus microcarpa is popular as a street tree, and has been used for decades. It was given the nickname “Chinese Banyan” or “Malayan Banyan” because they originated from Asia.
February 22, 2007
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Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Palmata
Commonly known as the “Wild Fig,” the Ficus Palmata is closely related to the common fig, Ficus Carica; perhaps not specifically different. The fruit is sweet and succulent, and very tasty. The fruit is often times dried for later use (the fig spoils very quickly otherwise). The fruit is then used for personal or commercial use.
February 21, 2007
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Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Macrophylla
Commonly known as the “Morton Bay Fig,” the Ficus Macrophylla is usually found in forests as an epiphyte (A plant which naturally grows upon another plant but does not derive any nourishment from it), taking over its host tree by “strangling” it. This particular ficus plant reaches large proportions, the trunk can reach 26 feet or more in circumference.
February 20, 2007
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Different Uses For The Ficus Tree - Leaves
People use the fig “fruit” for many different pusposes all over the world. Not only are the friuts used for consumption locally and commercially, but almost every piece of a ficus fig tree is used in some way or another. The ficus tree’s leaves is the main focus of this article.
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February 19, 2007
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Common Ficus Tree - Ficus Racemosa
Nicknamed the “Cluster Fig,” the Ficus Racemosa is widely known for its aid in the healing methods of Ayurveda; an ancient Indian system of preventive health care. (The name means “knowledge of life.”) According to this system, bodily health is determined by three biological principles, called doshas: Vata, which regulates movement; Pitta, which regulates metabolism; and Kapha, which regulates structure.. The ficus racemosa is also used in the Unani system of medicine; Unani medicine is very close to Ayurveda. Both are based on theory of the presence of the elements (in Unani, they are considered to be fire, water, earth and air) in the human body. (The elements, attributed to the philosopher Empedocles, determined the way of thinking in medieval Europe).
February 16, 2007
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Different Uses For The Ficus Tree - Oil
People use the fig “fruit” for many different purposes all over the world. Not only are the fruits used for consumption locally and commercially, but almost every piece of a ficus fig tree is used in some way or another. The ficus tree’s ability to produce oil from its seed is the main focus of this article.
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February 15, 2007
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