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Ficus sycomorus (100 seeds)

R30.00

5 in stock

Ficus sycomorus

Family: Moraceae

Common names: sycamore fig, common cluster fig, mulberry fig, trosvy, geelrriviervy, geelstamvy, gewone trosvy, wildevyeboom, sycomorusvy.

It is a semi-deciduous tree, up to 35 m tall. Bark on young branches is covered in long hairs, greenish yellow, but pale brown to yellowish brown and flaking in papery strips on older branches and stems. The main trunk sometimes grows to more than 2 m in diameter. Leaves on new growth, simple, oval to elliptic and up to 170 × 150 mm, base lobed, leaf tip rounded, veins raised on lower surface, leaves rough to the touch. Stipules covering the growth tip. The 20–30 mm long leaf stalks are hairy on young leaves, but become glabrous in older leaves. Figs are in close-packed clusters on many-branched, fruit-bearing branchlets, nearly round, 20–50 mm in diameter and yellowish red to red when ripe, with 25–35 mm long stems.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium.

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: December 2024