as the tree’s sap can be irritating to the skin. You can re-pot the plant after pruning or wait until the spring. In Chicagoland, a ficus would do well outside between June and September.

Ginseng ficus is commonly used for bonsai, particularly for its narrow elevated roots that swell into a potbelly trunk and thin at the branches before spreading out to the crown. Ginseng ficus is a ...

Scattered fig (Ficus spp. Moraceae) trees are critically important for biodiversity conservation ... Terborgh, J. 1986. Keystone Plant Resources in the Tropical Forest. In Conservation Biology, the ...