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Ficus ID'd by Oron as Ficus retusa [Tiger bark Ficus]

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Alice

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Ficus ID'd by Oron as Ficus retusa [Tiger bark Ficus]
« on: October 30, 2012, 05:55:29 PM »
We bought this unlabelled Ficus 11 years ago. It has not grown hugely in that time and is now about 1.2 x 1.2 metres. It has palish green leaves, 5-6 cm long, and white-grey stems.
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oron peri

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Re: Ficus id please
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2012, 07:05:42 PM »
Alice, it looks like a thirsty Ficus retusa [Tiger bark Ficus].
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Alice

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Re: Ficus ID'd by Oron as Ficus retusa [Tiger bark Ficus]
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2012, 08:49:36 AM »
Thank you Oron.
I have long wondered which species it was, as it doesn't have any particularly distinguishing features.
You are right about it being thirsty - it doesn't get much water, rain or by irrigation.
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Re: Ficus ID'd by Oron as Ficus retusa [Tiger bark Ficus]
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 10:43:28 AM »
I've moved John Fielding's notes on another interesting fig to the main Ficus section in Trees and Shrubs.
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Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society
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