Ficus benghalensis Tree pre - Bonsai Tropical TREE Ornamental Banyan Fig M4

Description: Ficus Benghalensis Also known as: Banyan, Bengal Fig, East Indian Fig we have allready started training on this tree, ...a great specimine to add to any collection! POT NOT INCLUDED This is a very popular choice for a decorative and functional indoor plant and it's one plant that can remain indoors all year long. It has a reputation for being particularly versatile in the art of bonsai because it responds very well to pruning and can handle being root bound. Native to India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and commonly found in rain forests because the humid and spacious environment is the ideal location for the ficus to thrive. Like most other fig tree species, the Ficus benghalensis is a humongous tree out in the wild and needs a lot of space to grow. Banyan starts out life as an epiphyte growing on another tree where fig-eating birds deposit the seed. As it grows, banyan produces aerial roots that hang down from horizontal branches and take root where they touch the ground. These vertical "prop roots" can create a forest on their own. Banyan can get 100' tall and, with its massive limbs supported by prop roots, spread over an area of several acres. A famous banyan tree near Poona, India, is said to measure a half mile around its perimeter and is capable of sheltering 2000 people. This species produces large, bright green, oval-shaped leaves that may grow in a twisted or cupped shape, although not all of the leaves will grow in this fashion. The clean-cut leaves add a very classy look to a room, plus they also throw off a lot of oxygen which can improve the quality of the air in your home.The figs are scarlet red, about a half-inch in diameter, and not particularly tasty. The species is grown for soil conservation, fodder, paper pulp, and it's timber is used for furniture. It has many medicinal Uses and properties as it is an astringent to bowels; useful in treatment of biliousness, ulcers, erysipelas, vomiting, fever, inflammations, leprosy. It is also said that its latex is an aphrodisiac, tonic, vulernary, maturant, lessens inflammations; useful in piles, nose-diseases, gonorrhea etc. The aerial root is styptic, useful in syphilis, biliousness, dysentery, inflammation of liver etc. USDA Zones 10 - 12. Banyan is damaged by frost but will recover from brief periods of freezing weather we suggest , in case of a frost you bring inside!. Plants experience shock during transit and may loose leaves,wilt or go into dormancy. Please prepare a large 5 gallon pot and use good black potting soil like miracle grow soil. Place your pot in a semi shady semi sunny location on the grass or soil. Do not pre-soak any of our plants. Do not use pesticides or chemicals. All plants are shipped bare root according to USPS regulations.All plants are packaged according to USPS regulations. Please care for your plant and do your research and follow planting care instructions. Our responsibility ends when the plant arrive safely to your door. Please have your pot and potting soil ready for the arrival of your plant. IF THIS IS A GIFT >> SEND US A MESSAGE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND WE WILL GIFT WRAP IT FREE.... HEAT PACKS AVAILABLE IN A YOUR IN A COLD AREA in a separate auctionwe prefer not shipping to California , if you choose to take the risk of your agriculture seizing it , it will be your risk not ours !

Price: 99.95 USD

Location: Altoona, Florida

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