Ficus fraseri
“White Sandpaper Fig”
TREE TO 10 METRES TALLFast growing tree with glossy green rough ‘sandpaper’ leaves to 15cm long. Edible yellow/orange fruit is an Aboriginal food source but taste insipid and attracts many butterflies and birds. Leaves can be used as sandpaper substitute.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Trees up to 10m |
| Family | Moraceae |
| Aspect | Full Shade / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Moist |
| Habitat | Riparian Community |
| Features | |
| Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Edible Fruit Plants, Fire Retardant plants, Flying Fox Food Plants, Frost Tolerant Plants | |
| Localities | |
| Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Cubberla Creek, Enoggera Catchment, Ipswich area, Logan City, Pine Rivers, South Brisbane, St Lucia, West End | |
