Botanical Name. Ficus benghalensis. Common Name. Ficus Audrey, banyan tree, strangler fig. Family. Moraceae. Plant Type. Tree. Mature Size. 5-10 ft. indoors, 65-100 ...

We asked each plant expert for a few top picks, and the one plant that was on nearly everyone’s list was Ficus Audrey (a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis).). “The next big tree is Ficus Audrey, 100 ...

There is a lot of mystery surrounding “Audrey,” a name that has become synonymous with the banyan tree. I have a theory about the origin of this association.

2. Ficus benghalensis, aka ficus Audrey. This is probably the closest you’ll get to the look and feel of a fiddle-leaf fig—but you run less of a risk of disappointment, because as one of ...

Some 87 ficus trees on Robertson Boulevard will be cut down for a sidewalk project. For some, the removals are bittersweet. For others, they feel like a death.

Recognized as the national tree of India, ficus Audrey grows long, aerial roots that can reach from the canopy to the ground and become trunks. These trees can grow wider than they are tall over ...