Ficus australis

🌳 Ficus australis – Australian Fig
📏 Height: 10–15 m (up to 30 m in nature) | 🌿 Large, oval, glossy, deep green leaves
🪵 Majestic trunk with aerial roots and imposing growth habit
🌍 Origin
🇦🇺 Eastern Australia (subtropical forests)
📍 Ideal for
🏞️ Parks, large gardens, monumental plantings
🌳 Excellent as a shade tree or scenic specimen
🌼 Flowering
📅 Spring – summer
🌸 Tiny flowers enclosed within small fruits (syconia), not ornamental
🍇 Fruiting
📅 Summer – autumn
🟤 Rounded fruits, fig-like but inedible
💧 Tolerance
🌤 Prefers full sun, tolerates partial shade
💦 Requires regular moisture, especially when young
❄️ Frost-sensitive (< 4–5 °C) | 🪴 Grows best in fertile, well-drained soils
🧰 Care
✂️ Light pruning to control size | 🌱 Fast and vigorous growth
⚠️ Strong, invasive roots: avoid planting near pavements or underground pipes