Ficus dammaropsis - Dinner Plate Fig Pictures of Ficus

Ficus dammaropsis - Dinner Plate Fig

This has the largest leaves of any Ficus I know of...the leaves measure more 3 feet long and almost 3 feet wide. They are also the most expensive fig one can purchase here in California. One of these trees can set you back between 500 and 1,000 dollars. They are very difficult to propagate...only by air-layering. In New Guinea where they are native, there's a wasp that pollinates the figs so they can become viable.

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Uploaded on 18 Sep, 2008

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Terratoonie

23 Sep, 2008

This photo conveys so much more with your excellent description.

Delonix1

23 Sep, 2008

Thank you.

Marguerite

4 Oct, 2008

Hope I remember it all, very interesting.

Delonix1

4 Oct, 2008

Marguerite,

Do these trees grow in your area of Australia? It is native to New Guinea...which isn't too far from Northeastern Australia. I would love to see pictures if you have any growing in your area.

Marguerite

6 Oct, 2008

Sorry Delonix, but I have not seen these before. If they would be grown here I would sure have noticed them. I have googled in Australia and have not find much info on them. I did have a dinner plate plant in my garden in Darwin, but was not a ficus. I had two, fast growing little trees with wide round dark green leaves, horizontally attached to the trunk, looking like a dinner plate. Must check on its Botanical name. I did write to the Nursery regarding it, see if I can find that back.

Delonix1

6 Oct, 2008

Marguerite:

Ficus dammaropsis former botanical name was Dammaropsis kingiana.
You may find information under the old name...as this tree has not been classified in Ficus very long.

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