Ficus watkinsiana

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50. to 100 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 100.
Width:	⇔	10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 17 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 17.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	edible, fruit
USDA Zones:		8 to 10

Scientific Names

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Ficus watkinsiana, commonly known as Strangler fig, Watkins' fig, Nipple fig or the Green-leaved Moreton Bay Fig is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to Australia. The species exists in three populations—one in northeast Queensland and the other in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.

Ficus watkinsiana is a monoecious tree which grows up to 50 m (165 ft) tall. Its leaves are 51–217 mm long (2–8.5 in) long and 26–97 mm (1.0–3.8 in) wide. Its syconia are deep purple to black in colour, 24–37 mm (0.9–1.5 in) long and 18–29 mm (0.7–1.1 in) in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.

The fruit is black and spotted when ripe, and is of fair quality in flavour.

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