Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
Tree
Origin
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
Ficus benjamina
Number of Varieties
100800
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.50 cm2,440.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.50 cm3,050.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Orange
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Layering
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
Water carefully
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
Red blotch, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Swelling in the face
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Reduce Bruises
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture
Container
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Prunus avium
FICUS benjamina
Common Name
Cherry Tree
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
In Hindi
चेरी का पेड़
रो अंजीर
In German
Kirschbaum
Birkenfeige
In French
Cerisier
figuier pleureur
In Spanish
Cerezo
higo llorón
In Greek
κερασιά
κλάμα σύκο
In Portuguese
árvore de cereja
chorando fig
In Polish
wiśniowe drzewo
płacz rys
In Latin
Cherry
Plorans ficum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Urticales
Family
Rosaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Prunus
Ficus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Ficeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
430850
1
27800
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