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Ficus
Collectively known as fig trees or figs. Ficus is a pan-tropical genus of trees, shrubs and vines occupying a wide variety of ecological niches; most are evergreen, but some deciduous species are endemic to areas outside of the tropics.
Clown Fig Moreton Bay Wild Fig
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Moreton Bay, Fig Tree, Balboa Park

Moreton Bay Fig Tree Planted in 1914 with a girth of 42 feet.The three had a height of 80 feet and a canopy of 145 feet.

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Clown Fig, (Ficus aspera)

Ficus asperais a short tree or shrub up to 4m tall.Does best in bright indirect sunlight.

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Wild Fig, (Ficus tonduzii) Moraceae

Called Chilamate in Nicaragua, this large, wild looking tree was found in Charco Verde, on Ometepe Island inLake Nicaragua.


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