Ficus pumila
(Creeping Fig)
Evergreen
- hardy
- part shade, shade
- ample to average watering, dry
- medium to slow growing
- Will rip stucco from walls, verry invasive roots - fiborous, Native to china, Japan, Australia, When young fust a delicate tracery of tiny heart shaped leaves - develope into large leaves, No limit to size or area that it will cover, Will not climb on
hot south or west walls.
- Oblong large green fruit used for jelly, suseptable to Texas root rot and nematoads, Cut back in front of windows, trim if desired, cut back to ground soon agter planting to make new growth that will take off fast.
- low maintenance.
- Large adult leaves small young leaves leathery oblong, soil tolerant but prefers prepared garden soil, Good in fence/trellis, masonry, and is self-climbing.
- Woodsy
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