Flora

Moreton Bay Fig Tree

Name
Moreton Bay Fig Tree (Ficus macrophylla)
Location
Eastern Australia
Size
Up to 50m

Moreton Bay Figs grow up to 50 metres tall and consist of crowned branches with masses of foliage.

This species is identifiable by large buttresses and purple fruits. They can grow in a variety of sites and occur in sub-tropical, warm-temperate and dry rainforests. Moreton Bay Fig trees are commonly planted as avenue and shade trees in parks and around farms.

Moreton Bay Fig Tree or Australian Banyan (Ficus macrophylla)

Interesting Fact

In rainforests Moreton Bay figs often begin life from seeds placed by birds in the bark or branch forks of other trees, their aerial roots gradually surround and strangle their host.

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