HEIGHT up to 65 ft (20 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE India to S. China, S.E. Asia, N. Australia, Pacific Islands
A strangling fig that often grows into a large spreading tree, the weeping fig usually has many hanging aerial roots, some of which develop into independent trunks. While it remains small as a houseplant, in the wild it develops a dense, spreading crown. There are several ornamental cultivars, and it is popular for bonsai. BARK Pale brown to grayish white; exudes white latex. LEAF Alternate, ovate to elliptic, smooth and leathery. FLOWER Tiny, enclosed in a fig receptacle; males near the opening, females beneath. FRUIT Round, stalkless fig, red with white dots.
