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Ficus erecta

Japanese fig

A deciduous or semi-deciduous shrub or small tree, 2–7 m tall, from warm-temperate East Asia: southern Japan, the Ryukyus, Jeju, southern China, Taiwan and the eastern Himalaya to Vietnam. It grows along streams and at the edges of evergreen coastal forest, and bears small sweet figs 1–2.5 cm across that ripen in autumn. It is hardier than tropical figs and can grow outdoors in mild temperate gardens.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wikipedia notes it along streams. The Japanese account describes it as common at the margins of evergreen broadleaf forest along the coast from Kanto to Okinawa. It is a forest-edge and stream-bank shrub.

GBIF records with an elevation span 0–414 m, median 106 m. It is mostly a coastal and lowland plant in Japan and Korea.

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralChina SoutheastEast HimalayaJapanKoreaMyanmarNansei-shotoTaiwanVietnam

🔒 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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