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Plant Database Search Results > Ficus socotrana
 
Ficus socotrana - Socotran Fig

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  

 
Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Tree
Family: Moraceae (Mulberrys)
Origin: Socotra Island (Yemen)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: NA
Bloomtime: Not Significant
Synonyms: [Ficus vasta]
Height: 12-16 feet
Width: 10-20 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F
Ficus socotrana (Socotran Fig) A small wide tree 15 to 20 feet tall by an equal or wider spread in our mediterranean climate but apparently grows more upright in moister climates. It has attractive soft fuzzy rounded 6 to 8 inch long leaves with rusty reddish new growth. Small fruit is fairly hard. Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigated occasionally. Reliably hardy to around 30°F but able to handle a few degrees less for short durations. As the name implies, this plant hails from the island of Socotra south of Yemen where is grows on limestone rocks and stony slopes above 1,600 feet along canyons and creeks. Recent taxonomic has combined this species with Ficus vasta which ranges from the southern Arabian Peninsula south to Ethiopia but we continue to list this plant as Ficus socotrana because it has better name recognition. Our plants from cuttings taken of a tree in the Santa Barbara garden of Don and Dave Harris. 

The information about Ficus socotrana that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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