Fig tree seeds for bonsai, houseplants and tropical gardens.
The collection includes the Sacred Fig or Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa), the Banyan (Ficus benghalensis), the Small-leaved Fig (Ficus obliqua), the Roxburgh Fig (Ficus auriculata), the Sycamore Fig (Ficus sycomorus), the Cluster Fig (Ficus racemosa) and more.
Fig seeds are tiny and need light. Sprinkle them on the surface of a fine, moist mix, do not cover them, and keep them humid under a clear lid at 22–28 °C in bright, indirect light. Seedlings appear in one to four weeks and grow slowly at first. Mist rather than pour water, so the seed stays on the surface.
Most of these figs are tropical and frost-tender. They make excellent bonsai and indoor plants, and in frost-free climates they grow into large trees.
Each fig contains hundreds of tiny seeds. Surface-sow them and keep them humid; never bury them.
Yes. The Sacred Fig and the Small-leaved Fig are popular indoor bonsai.
Wild fig species depend on specific pollinating wasps, so outside their native range they usually do not produce fruit with seed. Grow them for their foliage and form.
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