This large tree has a buttress base with a large greyish trunk and spreading branches forming a broad rounded crown. It has leathery dark green lanced-shaped leaves and the black figs appear in pairs during summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Ficus watkinsanais naturally found on the east coast of Australia from northern New South Wales to south-east Queensland occurring on the coast and inland.

It prefers a medium to heavy well drained soil with reliable moisture in a open sunny position and is drought and frost tolerant.

The Strangler Fig is a large rainforest tree that is grown in parks and gardens as a specimen or for shade. It is also planted in rainforest settings on the coast and in the lower mountains. It establishes in 3 to 5 years and is long lived. under cultivation the tree normally attains a height of 20 m (60ft).ID 991

Note:
This tree often grows as an epiphite and surrounds the trunk or the remains of the host tree
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Ficus(FEE-kus)watkinsana(WOT-kin-sah-nah)

Moraceae (mor-AY-see-ee)
Figs and Mulberries