Ficus benjamina
Weeping fig · also Benjamin fig, Ficus, Ficus tree
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This tree is a popular choice for urban landscapes due to its graceful, arching branches and glossy, dark green leaves. Its small fruit are favored by some birds. Ficus trees have proved to have environmental benefits in urban areas, such as acting as biomonitors, but are also associated with some allergens.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 23,3506.7%—12 in
- 17,8171.2%——
- 4,1410.89%29 yr4.5 in
- 2,0351.2%—16 in
- 20.00%—7.2 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—18 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50–60 ft
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 11 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 24 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central Range Papuan montane rain forests
- Louisiade Archipelago rain forests
- Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
- Northern New Guinea montane rain forests
- Southeast Papuan rain forests
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
- Andaman Islands rain forests
- Borneo lowland rain forests
- Borneo montane rain forests
- Borneo peat swamp forests
- East Deccan moist deciduous forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Nicobar Islands rain forests
- South China Sea Islands
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests
Other Ficus in the catalogue
24 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
