Ficus destruens

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Width: 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Lifespan: perennial
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Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
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Ficus destruens is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to the wet tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[1]

Ficus destruens is a monoecious tree which grows up to 32 m (105 ft) tall. Its leaves are 51–194 mm long (2–7.6 in) long and 16–63 mm (0.6–2.5 in) wide. Its syconia are orange or red in colour, 13–19 mm (0.5–0.7 in) long and 11–16 mm (0.4–0.6 in) in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.[1]

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