Ficus macrophylla

Moreton Bay fig, Australian banyan

Moreton Bay fig achieves tremendous size over decades. Can be a big-leaf hedge or stunning container plant. Muscular veteran trees seen from San Francisco to San Diego. Tropical splendor.

Altura	25–90 pies
Ancho	20–120 pies
Tolera	Veranos frescos, Neblina, Calor, Macetas
Riego	Moderado
This tree should be watered deeply and regularly (when the top couple of inches of soil has dried). Usually this will mean once every week or two during dry weather. A few years after the tree has been planted, once it's established, you can likely cut back to deep infrequent waterings. Use drippers, emitters a slow stream of water so that it doesn't run off; allow the water to trickle all the way down through the deepest layers of soil. Established trees may find their own source of subsurface moisture and become drought-tolerant, especially where summers are cooler.
Resiste hasta	26 °F
Exposición	Sombra total – Pleno sol
Características	Follaje vistoso, Escultural, Árbol, Tropical
Interior / exterior	Exterior
Drenaje	En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En el suelo: mezcla para plantar, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: tierra para macetas, Tolera suelo arenoso
Fertilización	Uso general
Origen	Este de Australia
Nativa de California	No
Zonas Sunset	16, 17, 21–24, H1, H2

Notas de cultivo

As with all aggressively rooting ficus, avoid planting near plumbing, sewer and septic systems. Plants in pots may send out roots into nearby cracks and soil.

We have seen this plant kept to a beautiful large hedge in a Pacific Heights garden in San Francisco.

This is the hardiest of banyan-type ficus species for California. Numerous trees in the Bay Area survived the notorious December, 1990, freeze.

Aerial roots shy to form where dry heat is the norm.

Interés especial

See massive old specimens at Santa Barbara's train station, Balboa Park in San Diego, in the Palms area of Los Angeles, at San Mateo's Central Park, and in San Francisco's Lafayette Park and the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. Many beautiful old trees also grow in private gardens from Pacific Heights to Beverly Hills and La Jolla.

Tremendous buttress roots develop over many decades. Moreton Bay figs feature in the first Jurassic Park movie.

Más información

Forma columnaris, native to Lord Howe Island, produces many aerial roots and grows as a banyan tree in habitat.

Enlaces

Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.

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