Ficus montana (Oakleaf Fig)
- TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN): 0109
- Botanical Name: Ficus montana
- Common Name: Oakleaf Fig, Oak-Leafed Fig
- Cultivar: N/A
- Family: Moraceae
- Native To: South East Asia (From Myanmar and Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines)
Landscaping Information
- Plant Type: Vine, Groundcover, houseplant
- Texture: Medium
- Form: Mat
- Height (on average, in landscape use): <1' - 1.5'
- Height to Spread Ratio: Creeping Groundcover
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Landscape Values: Edging, Filler, Groundcover, Indoor, Lanai, Mass, Patio, Erosion Control
- Outstanding Quality: Foliage Characters
Ficus montana Photo by Matthew Gaston |
Botanical Descriptions
- Figs: <0.5", orange-red when mature.. Sweet flavor when ripe.
Ficus montana unripe fig Photo by Matthew Gaston |
Ficus montana ripening fig Photo by Matthew Gaston |
Ficus montana with figs Photo by Matthew Gaston |
- Foliage Color: Young/immature: Light Green. Mature: Dark Green.
- Foliage Tip: Rounded to Acute to Acuminate
- Foliage Base: Rounded to Attenuate
- Petiole: 0.5'
- Stipules: n/a
- Margins: Lobed
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Lobate
- Leaf Type: Lobate
- Leaf Texture: A firm, stiff, sand papery leaf with pronounced venation on the abaxial surface. Sand papery texture is more prominent on the abaxial surface.
- Leaf Special Notes: Looks like a classic oak leaf (Quercus sp.) hence the common name.
Ficus montana adaxial surface Photo by Matthew Gaston |
Ficus montana abaxial surface Photo by Matthew Gaston |
Ficus montana Photo by Matthew Gaston |
- Bark and Trunk: smooth, light brown to brown stem.
Horticultural Information
- Light Preference: Semi-Shade
- Light Tolerances: Semi-Sun, Shade
- Soil Preferences: Not Particular, Dry (Mesic), Dry (Xeric), Well-Drained
- Tolerances: Not Particular, Compacted Soil, Drought, Being Walked Upon.
- Water Requirements: Moderate to low water requirements
- Notes on Maintenance: A hardy plant that can tolerate several conditions. A groundcover that can be grown indoors. Prone to mealybugs.
- Propagation: Seeds, Cutting, Layer
- Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone: 9b
- Weed Risk Assessment Score (WRA): Not evaluated