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'''''Ficus retusa''''', or '''''Ficus microcarpa''''', also known as '''''Cuban-laurel''''' is "a rapidly-growing, rounded, broad-headed, evergreen tree can reach 50 feet or more in height with an equal spread>. The glossy, dark green, leathery leaves are densely clothed on large, somewhat weeping branches and are usually infested with thrips. New growth, produced all year long, is a light rose to chartreuse color, giving the tree a lovely two-toned effect. The smooth, light grey trunk is quite striking, can grow to three or four feet in diameter, and it firmly supports the massively spreading canopy."<ref>Gilman, E., Watson, D.: [http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/FICRETA.pdf Fact Sheet ST-255], a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, |
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| ⚫ | '''''Ficus microcarpa var. nitida'''''{{Verify source|date=November 2008}}, also known as '''"[[Banyan Fig]]"''', '''Taiwan Ficus''', '''Ginseng Ficus''', or '''"[[Indian Laurel]] Fig"''', is a species of evergreen woody [[plant]] in the [[Ficus|fig]] genus, native to [[Malaysia]], [[Taiwan]], and other Southeast and East Asian countries. The tree has small, dark green leaves which alternate up the stem and which are oval. It has a gray to reddish bark dotted with small, horizontal flecks, called lenticels, and are used by woody plant species for supplementary gas exchange through the bark. It is considered one of the easiest trees to keep as a [[Bonsai]].(center richelieu ficus bonsai) |
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Ficus retusa, or Ficus microcarpa, also known as Cuban-laurel is "a rapidly-growing, rounded, broad-headed, evergreen tree can reach 50 feet or more in height with an equal spread>. The glossy, dark green, leathery leaves are densely clothed on large, somewhat weeping branches and are usually infested with thrips. New growth, produced all year long, is a light rose to chartreuse color, giving the tree a lovely two-toned effect. The smooth, light grey trunk is quite striking, can grow to three or four feet in diameter, and it firmly supports the massively spreading canopy."[1]
Ficus microcarpa var. nitida[verification needed], also known as "Banyan Fig", Taiwan Ficus, Ginseng Ficus, or "Indian Laurel Fig", is a species of evergreen woody plant in the fig genus, native to Malaysia, Taiwan, and other Southeast and East Asian countries. The tree has small, dark green leaves which alternate up the stem and which are oval. It has a gray to reddish bark dotted with small, horizontal flecks, called lenticels, and are used by woody plant species for supplementary gas exchange through the bark. It is considered one of the easiest trees to keep as a Bonsai.(center richelieu ficus bonsai)
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- ^ Gilman, E., Watson, D.: Fact Sheet ST-255, a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: November 1993.