Bonsai Microcarpa Ficus
Initially it grew in natural conditions only on the island of borneo located in southeast asia.
Bonsai microcarpa ficus. This tree has a thick trunk and is often grafted with microcarpa ficus leaves which would result in a ficus microcarpa ginseng. Alternative names are ficus retusa ginsen ficus chinese banyan malayan banyan tigerbark fig indian laurel curtain fig and many more. Ficus microcarpa or ficus green island is an evergreen tree belonging to the mulberry. You will be pleasantly surprised to find that a ginseng ficus bonsai tree is not only great looking but extremely easy to care for.
Facts about ficus microcarpa. Name ficus microcarpa family moraceae mulberry family type indoor plant. In the wild this type of ficus is a robust and hardy plant. Ginseng ficus also called ficus microcarpa ficus retusa and banyan fig is not the medicinal ginseng plant but a type of fig.
The ficus retusa has an s shaped trunk and dark green oval leaves. Height 16 to 40 inches 0 4 to 1m. A wide range of foliar varieties exist such as the green island fig all of which are varieties of the same species. All ficus bonsai trees have milky latex sap.
Ficus microcarpa is a small easy bonsai often found in diy or house furniture stores. As you re probably somewhat aware the practice of bonsai growing is an ancient art that involves guiding trees growth so that they end up looking like miniature versions of their species. Another popular ficus species is the ficus ginseng. The popular fiddle leaf fig ficus lyrata is one of them as are many other common houseplants.