Origin: Japan, China, Malaysia, Australia Family: Moraceae
Common Name: Curtain Fig, Indian Laurel, Malay banyan Drought Tolerance: Medium
Salinity Tolerance: Medium Sun Tolerance: Medium
Wind Tolerance: High Water Requirement: Low
PH Level: Basic Pest Tolerance: High
Disease Tolerance: High Growth rate: Medium Fragrance: No
Ficus bonsai, ideal for indoors and partial shady areas. There are hundreds of varieties of the Ficus, but the most popular one for Bonsai is theFicus Retusa, which is often shaped in an s-curved trunk and has oval, dark green leaves. The Microcarpa, Tigerbark, Willow leaf, Golden Gate and Taiwan varieties are quite similar to the Retusa. TheFicus Ginsengis another popular tree. It has a thick, pot-bellied trunk, similar to the Ginseng root. Sometimes it is grafted with Ficus microcarpa leaves (combining it to a ficus microcarpa ginseng).
