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RosinaBloom
Waihi
New Zealand
December 11, 2012 3:03 AM Post #9355303
| Tree ID, please.
This one was surely planted by the early Irish settlers...
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growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
 December 11, 2012 3:08 AM Post #9355305
| It's a Ficus but I'm not sure which one. |
RosinaBloom
Waihi
New Zealand
December 11, 2012 3:38 AM Post #9355312
| Ficus elastica?? |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
December 11, 2012 10:13 AM Post #9355599
| Maybe Ficus macrophylla, Moreton Bay fig...it does grow in New Zealand.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/240993/ |
growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
December 11, 2012 10:23 AM Post #9355605
| I think you're right, themoonhowl. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
December 11, 2012 10:45 AM Post #9355624
| The Moreton Bay fig does get huge like the one pictured, and is known for its Buttressed root system. But now I am wondering if that is correct as I do not see any aerial roots that F macrophylla is famous for...like the Banyan (ficus sp). It is a "strangler" fig and it is hard for me to tell if the cluster of trunks are all the same or if part is a host.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_macrophylla |
RosinaBloom
Waihi
New Zealand
December 11, 2012 6:05 PM Post #9355914
| Yes, I too now think it is a Moreton Bay Fig.
Not all of these trees appear to have the finer looking aerial roots.
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
December 12, 2012 5:48 AM Post #9356229
| I do see a healthy set in the first picture. Most of the ones I saw were in an urban setting...maybe "stress" accounts for the heavy rootlet growth.
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RosinaBloom
Waihi
New Zealand
December 12, 2012 7:54 PM Post #9356891
| growin, themoonhowl,
Thank you again for your help in IDing my Moreton Bay Fig tree.
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
December 13, 2012 6:02 AM Post #9357075
| You are most welcome RosinaBloom. |
