Ficus palmeri

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: perennial
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Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
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Read about Ficus palmeri in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ficus palmeri, Wats. Tree, 8-12 ft. high, branching near the ground: lvs. 3 in. long, 2-2½ in. wide; petiole 1 in. long: fr. in pairs, axillary, globose, ½in. thick, white, according to Franceschi needing much heat to develop. Discovered on San Pedro Martin Isl., N. W. Mex., 1887.—Perhaps the best adapted to severely hot and dry places. Franceschi says it attains 30 ft. CH


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