Ficus virens var. virens seeds grow into the white fig or strangler fig — a large, fast-growing tree native to the wet tropical biome of tropical and subtropical Asia, extending from the Indian subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh) east through Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea to the Caroline Islands of the Pacific. Often begins life as a hemiepiphyte — germinating in the crown of another tree — and eventually forming a strangling root system around the host. The white to pale yellow figs ripen in spectacular abundance and are one of the most important food sources for birds, bats and mammals across the Asian tropics. Family Moraceae.Full sun; fast-growing; adaptable to a range of tropical and subtropical soils; warm conditions. Large hemiepiphytic strangler; white to pale yellow figs in spectacular abundance Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Caroline Islands — wet tropical biome; very wide range Often begins as epiphyte in host tree crown, eventually strangles host One of the most important wildlife food trees across the Asian tropics Full sun; fast-growing; tropical to subtropical soils; warm conditions; Family Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens is the white fig of tropical Asia — a fast-growing strangler with an immense range from India to the Pacific, producing spectacular white fruit crops that sustain the richest communities of birds, bats and fruit-eating mammals across the tropical forests of Asia. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
