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Ficus glumosa

Mountain fig

The mountain or hairy rock fig is an African fig up to 20 m tall, with cream, flaking bark, yellow-brown hairy twigs, broad three-veined leaves and small hairy figs that ripen red. It grows on rocky kopjes, outcrops, escarpments and in woodland across tropical and southern Africa and south-western Arabia, often rooted in rock crevices. In a pot it wants full sun, warmth and a drier winter.

Ficus glumosa
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocky kopjes, outcrops, escarpments and lava flows, as well as savanna woodland, often with roots wedged into rock crevices. It is absent from the rainforest zone and from the driest interior of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.

One hundred and ninety records with elevations span 89–1926 m (median 941 m).

AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadDR CongoDjiboutiEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhana

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.