Australian Native Plants

Australian Native Plants - Figs





Ficus coronata
(Sandpaper Fig)
Ficus coronata
Height
 6m -12m
Spread
 3m - 5m
The Sandpaper Fig is a fig with rough sandpapery leaves. The tree has a dark brown trunk and ovate or elliptical leaves. The fruit is oval and about 1.5 cm long. Read more >
Ficus macrophylla
(Moreton Bay Fig)
Ficus macrophylla
Height
 15m - 35m
Spread
 15m - 25m
The Moreton Bay Fig is large fig tree with thick buttressing on the trunk. The bark is grey and rough, and the leaves are elliptical and dark green. Fruit turns purple when ripe. Read more >
Ficus platypoda
(Desert Fig)
Ficus platypoda
Height
 8m
Spread
 5m
The Desert Fig or Rock Fig has waxy oval leaves (similar to the Rubber Plant, F. elastica). It has grey bark. The fruits are small and hard and remain on the tree for months before falling. Read more >
Ficus virens
(White Fig)
Ficus virens
White Fig is a large fig with edible fruit. The trunk is gray. It is sopmetimes seen growing round other trees as a strangler fig. The aerial roots thicken when they make contact with the ground. The leaves are about 8cm - 19 cm long and 3cm - 6cm... Read more >
Ficus watkinsiana
(Watkins fig)
Ficus watkinsiana
Height
 35m - 45m
Ficus watkinsiana is a large tree with wide buttresses. It often grows as a strangler fig, germinating high in a tree and dropping aerial roots down to the ground., The roots branch and thicken eventually enveloping the host tree in a thickening... Read more >