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Ficus
Moraceae





interesting species from China

Ficus trees with large leaves:

Ficus auriculata

Drip-tip fig tree

Glossy leaf fig tree

Hairy leaf fig tree

Fastest fig tree

Straight fig tree

Strangler figs:

Asymmetric leaf fig

Dwarf Ficus species:

Ficus hirsutum

Bush fig tree

Red leaf fig tree

Giant fig trees:

Ficus racemosa

Ficus religiosa

see what lives on and under the trees:

Aroids

Gingers

Orchids

Medicinal Ornamentals


Amphibians

Reptiles

Butterflies

 

 

 

Drip-tip Ficus

The leaves of this beautiful species (scientific name not yet confirmed) end in a drip tip, one of the mechanisms of tropical plants to let excess water drip down from the leaf as fast as possible.

The size of the leaves is at least 5 times bigger than those of the famous Ficus religiosa, the sacred tree of Buddhists.





The picture shows the drip-tip fig tree in its natural habitat: a secondary growth where the Ficus species prefers the shaded parts. The picture also shows how a pot-size plant of the ficus tree would look like. This plant measures about 80 cm tall and equally wide, each leaf has a length of about 35 cm.

The fig tree can grow to a medium size and our visitors always admire the elegant beauty of its leaves and their resemblance to the sacred "Bo tree".

Check if we have seeds available


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Your ecologically friendly production of fig trees:
proudly traceable!

Imagine, the traceability of your supply chain leads your customers to the tropical jungles of the Mekong river and to the Himalayan mountains where Tibet meets Yunnan. Immerged in diverse culture and rich biodiversity, your customers can visit the places and people where your organic products start from pristine soils, clean air, and where they support the livelihood of local ethnic communities.

Would this add to the sustainability and credibility of your company?
Would your trademark benefit from international research publications lauding your company's involvement in saving the rain forest?

If you are in the food, cosmetics, flower, herbal, and medical business, certifying your products as contributing to rain forest and biodiversity protection will be an advantage with a competitive edge.

The TianZi Biodiversity Centre is working with German Universities to design land use systems, which are bound to change paradigms: we promote rare agro-biodiversity species, manage complexity, and find alternatives to destructive forms of mono culture.

If all this is in line with your company's business concept - please contact us.

The TianZi Team.

 

Aren't we all a bit tired of the usual Ficus species we find in the flower shops?
Here are some selected and special fig tree species which you will not (yet) find in the stores.

 

Other tree species from China, which make great indoor plants:


Dwarf river palm


Buddhist Bauhinia


Trevesia palmata

 

see our whole sale offer for mature plants of Musella lasiocarpa:

the Golden Lotus Banana: