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Ficus henneana

Deciduous fig

A large strangler fig of eastern and northern Australia, growing to about 35 m in rainforest and as a smaller spreading tree on rocky hillsides. It is semi-deciduous and often goes almost bare for a short time in spring before new leaves flush. It suits growers who keep figs as large tubbed trees or bonsai in bright, warm conditions.

Ficus henneana — Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

A hemi-epiphytic strangler that germinates in the canopy of a host tree and sends roots to the ground, or grows as a free-standing tree. It occurs in riverine, littoral and the drier types of warm rainforest, and as a medium-sized tree on steep rocky hillsides outside rainforest.

Lowland to low montane. The 134 records with an elevation span 11–1000 m, median 720 m, although many of the coastal NSW records are near sea level.

New South WalesQueenslandNorthern Territory

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.