Description for Chinese Banyan, Ficus Microcarpa Nitida (Retusa)
It is an evergreen tree to 15 m or more in height, with a rounded dense crown, smooth gray bark, milky sap, and long, thin, dangling aerial roots. Leaves alternate, simple, leathery, deep glossy green, oval-elliptic to diamond-shaped. Flowers tiny, unisexual, numerous, hidden within the “fig,†a fleshy, specialized receptacle that develops into multiple fruits.
Common name | Flower colours | Bloom time | Height | Difficulty |
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Chinese Banyan, Indian laurel, shining leaved fig, Malayan banyan, Taiwan banyan, curtain fig, gajumaru | Orange | March-May | Up to 50 feet | Very easy to grow |
Planting and care
The plant performs best in big size containers.
Sunlight | Soil | Water | Temperature | Fertilizer |
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Full sun, Partial sun | Loamy soil | Medium | 20 to 40 degrees C | Use any organic fertilizer |
Caring for Chinese Banyan
- Mulch with an organic material, such as dry grass clippings, straw, aged manure, or a mixture of these.
Harvesting
NA
Typical uses of Chinese Banyan
Special features: It is an evergreen tree.
Culinary use: NA
Ornamental use: Good to keep inside homes and terraces.
Medicinal use: It is found to have good healing property and is used in preparation of oils and ointments for external application in the treatment of ulcers.
References
- https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/ficus-microcarpa/
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Laurel Fig.html
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31325
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