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Ficus subpisocarpa

Japanese superb fig

A fig from southern Japan, Taiwan and southern China south through Indochina to the Moluccas. It grows as a tree or hemiepiphyte (a strangler) to about 12 m, and it is widely planted as a shade and street tree. In the cooler parts of its range it drops its leaves only briefly before flushing again. It wants full sun, warmth and a mild, slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Deciduous and evergreen lowland forest, where it grows on the ground or starts life as an epiphyte and sends roots down. It forms a broad, shady crown up to about 12 m tall. Some trees are leafless for only about a week each year.

The typical subspecies grows at low elevations, and subsp. pubipoda reaches 1400 m. The recorded elevations are 0–944 m, with a median of 76 m.

Southern Japan and Ryukyu IslandsTaiwanSouthern and eastern ChinaHainanIndochinaThailand and MalayaMaluku

🔒 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.