RE: Monterey Ficus

Hi:

Out of curiosity, I pulled up a cultivated Ficus key that Kew hosts. But first, I checked images of F. macrophylla, and the backs of the leaves are almost always sort of tawny or coppery. This seems to fit the key for Ficus elastic.

 

Karrie Reid

 

From: seanaohara@gmail.com [mailto:seanaohara@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Sean A. O'Hara
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:11 PM
To: Jason D
Cc: B. Garcia; Medit-Plants Plants
Subject: Re: Monterey Ficus

 

Hey Jason -

I wondered if it might be F macrophylla, but the lack of copious aerial roots threw me off.  Perhaps some trees do this more than others, or under some conditions more than others?  I've seen a lot of F. macrophylla in Italy, but then in much warmer regions than Monterey!

Barry - I certainly agree that whatever it is, this specimen is quite beautiful.  My wife and I enjoyed checking it out during a visit (we stumbled upon it quite by accident!).
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SeÃn O.
http://about.me/seanaohara

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Jason D <j*@yahoo.com> wrote:

It's a Ficus macrophylla, the Moreton Bay fig.

Sincerely,
Jason Dewees

 

From: B. Garcia <p*@gmail.com>
To: Medit-Plants Plants <M*@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:52 PM
Subject: Monterey Ficus

 

I'd posted a question a while back about a mystery tree which I wasn't quite sure if it was a ficus or not because I hadn't gotten close enough to investigate. Well, I took a good look and here are some photos. 

 

 

 

 

canopy and branches: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7404033242_fa18b8e66a_h.jpg

It's not an easy tree to investigate well because the garden it sits in is behind locked gates but it's very close to the gate I was able to get these photos.

 

 

Thank you,

 

Barry 

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