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Ficus virens

White fig

A large, semi-deciduous strangler fig found from India and the Himalaya through southern China and Southeast Asia to New Guinea, the western Pacific and northern and eastern Australia. It reaches 24–32 m and often starts life on a host tree. It flushes pink-red new leaves after a short leafless spell. As a pot plant or bonsai it wants full sun, warmth, and a drier, cooler winter.

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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in lowland tropical and subtropical forest, including monsoon forest and subtropical rainforest, either as a strangler that germinates on a host tree or as a tree on rock outcrops. Adult crowns are in full sun at the top of the canopy. It grows in both drier and wetter zones.

The 68 records with an elevation span -66–1707 m, median 235 m. The negative value is an error. It is mainly a lowland tree, reaching submontane forest in the Himalaya and southern China.

India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the HimalayaSouthern and central ChinaIndochina, Thailand and MyanmarMalesiaNew Guinea and the western PacificNorthern and eastern Australia

🔒 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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