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Ficus neriifolia

A small evergreen fig tree, up to 15 m tall, with narrow, leathery leaves. It grows in the montane mixed forests of the eastern Himalaya, northeast India, Myanmar and southwest China at roughly 800–2,900 m. It is one of the cooler-growing figs: it takes a cool, dry winter with nights near freezing, in contrast to the tropical figs usually grown indoors.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows as a tree with smooth, dark grey bark in forests of mixed conifers and broadleaved trees, in the monsoon mountains of Yunnan, southeast Tibet, the eastern Himalaya and northern Myanmar. As a tree it reaches the canopy, and young plants grow up in the light gaps and edges of the forest.

It grows at 1,700–2,900 m in China and 500–2,200 m in India. The 210 recorded elevations span 800–2,800 m, with a median of 1,940 m.

China: Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing, southeast TibetMyanmarNepalBhutanNortheast India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland)Northern ThailandWest Himalaya (Uttarakhand)

🔒 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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