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Ficus virens, White Fig

Ficus virens
“White Fig”

TREE TO 30 METRES TALL (STRANGLING SPECIES)Fast growing shade tree forming aerial roots. Leaves to 19cm long are deciduous. White, pink or purple fruit is traditional bush tucker food source. New season leaves can be cooked as a vegetable. Attracts birds & is host to Common Crow butterfly.

Suitability
CategoryTall Trees: 10m & Over
FamilyMoraceae
AspectFull Shade / Filtered Sun
SoilMoist, Well-drained
HabitatDry Rainforest
Features
Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Creek Species, Dry Tropics Native Plant Species, Frost Tolerant Plants, Shade Providing Trees
Localities
Albion, Alderley, Auchenflower, Ballymore, Bardon, Chelmer, Clayfield, Corinda, Cubberla Creek, Dorrington, Eagle Farm, Eagle Junction, Enoggera, Enoggera Catchment, Everton Park, Ferny Grove, Gaythorne, Graceville, Grovely, Hamilton, Hendra, Highgate Hill, Hill End, Indooroopilly, Ipswich area, Ironside, Ithaca, Kalinga, Keperra, Logan City, Mayne, Milton, Mitchelton, Newstead, Normanby, Oakleigh, Oxford Park, Oxley, Paddington, Petrie Tce, Pine Rivers, Rainworth, Red Hill, Rosalie, Sherwood, South Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district, Taringa, Toombul, Toowong, Torwood, Windsor

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