The Elephant Ear Fig tree is an impressive Fig
species and it makes a great indoor plant for large rooms. Roxburgh's
fig is native to India, Nepal, China, and Southeast Asia.
This is a
evergreen to semi-deciduous, spreading, large shrub or small tree
reaching 15’ feet tall and as wide.
Ficus auriculata is the Fig tree with the largest leaves in the rain
forests of the Chinese Yunnan province.
The young evergreen leaves are
starting intensely red, and turn the greenest when reaching their
ultimate size of up to 20” inches length. It can also easily be trimmed
and the plant reacts with even more shoots and leaves on a thicker stem.
The new growth is a deep red. Figs form in clusters on the trunk and
larger branches, are green and red on the inside.
The whole fruit tastes fairly sweet. It is full of an attractive
jelly-like substance, which is much sweeter than the pulp. The absence
of acidity, however, makes it slightly flat in taste. The overall fruit
quality is good and is used to make jams, juices and curries. Zone 9+
Seeds....
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3 comments:
Thank you for your valuable and insightful post. This fig grows plenty in our hometown but I didn't know it's scientific or common name until I found your post. We call it "Khabuse" in Chokri dialect of Nagaland.
Where can I buy one of these tree
I've bought seeds on centerofthewebb.ecrater.com
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