Family: Moraceae
Fiddle leaf fig matures to 35 feet tall. Featuring a rounded crown packed dense with leaves, fiddleleaf fig is a perfect street tree. Its roots are unobtrusive, and the tree drops little to no litter. In addition, it is extremely salt and wind tolerant.
A popular house plant, the fiddle leaf fig, thrives inside with bright filtered light. It produces large leaves with dramatic venation. Inconspicuous flowers are produced throughout the year.
Plant Uses:
- Container plant
- Indoor plant
- Ornamental
- Privacy / screening
- Shade
- Specimen
- Windbreak
Plant Dangers:
- No dangers
High Risk Traits:
- Suited to tropical/subtropical climates
- History of intentional introduction
- Has weedy congener species
- Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
- Seeds dispersed by birds
- Seeds survive gut passage
- Tolerates pruning
Low Risk Traits:
- Not naturalized
- Not documented as a weed
- Lacks spines/thorns
- Requires specialist pollinator (fig wasp)
- Slow-growing (long time to maturity)
- No unintentional dispersal mechanisms
- No evidence of forming a seed bank
