Plant Profile

Ficus rubiginosa (Rusty fig, port jackson)

Rusty fig is an everygreen densly covered tree reaching 10-12 m in 30 years. It well suited in smaller landscape and in sreetscape. It doesnt take well cold weather needs to be placed in frost free climate.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Ficus rouillé

Pronunciation: FYE-kuss roo-bij-ih-NO-suh
Plant type: Tree
Heat Zones: 9 to 12

Hardiness Zones: 10 to 11
Uses: Screen, Specimen, Pollution Tolerant / Urban
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Round

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Dense

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m

Spread at Maturity: 10 to 15 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Shape: Oval

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Leathery, Glossy

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Seasons: Summer
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Fruit Color: Red

Seasons: Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: Yes

Life Span: More than 50

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Scales

Plant Propagation: Cutting