What ficus is this?

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What ficus is this?

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Please help to ID this fig tree. Had it for years. Readily regrow after defoliation but leaves size hardly change. Behaviour very different to PJ figs :lost: :lost: :lost:
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Re: What ficus is this?

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:bump:
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Re: What ficus is this?

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Best I can offer is quite a nice one. :tu:
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Re: What ficus is this?

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its always difficult to tell the exact variety of a fig, but would assume its a Port Jackson or Moreton bay fig.
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I wouldn't be able to tell you, but Rory created a thread about telling the difference between a Moreton Bay and PJ figs.

How to Identify Moreton Bay Fig vs Port Jackson Fig
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Re: What ficus is this?

Post by Ash »

Hi this is Ficus henneana - http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data ... nneana.htm
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:tu:
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