Strangler Fig Bonsai
Multiple trunks fig or ficus is a very hardy tree that is particularly great for banyan style bonsai.
Strangler fig bonsai. Fig or ficus is a very hardy tree that is particularly great for banyan style bonsai. These are called strangler or epiphytic figs. Ficus natalensis also known as the natal fig tree. Grows well between 59 and 75 degrees.
Dwarf african strangler fig. Strangler figs and other strangler species are common in tropical forests throughout the world. The banyan style can be accomplished in bonsai with the appropriate tree materials. It can be grown indoors and outdoors with beautiful pads and great aerial roots.
Natalensis a dwarf strangler fig the leave is slightly smaller. Ficus likes full partial sun and moderate water and fertilizer. Strangler fig ficus natalensis strangler fig also called strangler many species of tropical figs genus ficus named for their pattern of growth upon host trees which often results in the host s death. 20 h 7 nebari 12 plastic pot.
In favorable conditions can reach heights of 90 feet tall. Epiphytic or terrestrial shrub or tree if epiphytic sometimes becoming a strangler. Ficus schefflera and brassaia will spontaneously form a banyan type grove. The common name strangler fig actually refers to several unrelated ficus species.
A young eppiphytic fig growing on the left side of the palm tree trunk.