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Ficus annulata

A strangler fig of wet tropical forest from southern Yunnan and the Andaman Islands through South-East Asia and most of Malesia. It starts life as an epiphyte high in a host tree and can become a free-standing tree 35 m tall; locally its figs are eaten and it has been tapped for rubber. At home it is grown as a potted or bonsai-style juvenile that needs warmth, bright light and humidity.

Ficus annulata
Photo: arsacampKOSENKMUTT2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A hemi-epiphyte in wet tropical forest: seeds germinate in the canopy on a host tree, send aerial roots to the ground and eventually enclose the host. The seedling stage sits in bright, broken light in the crown, and the adult crown is in full sun.

Found in various wet forest types from the lowlands up to about 1,000 m.

China: southern YunnanAndaman IslandsMainland South-East AsiaMalesia (most of the region)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.