{"product_id":"ficus-religiosa","title":"Sacred Fig - Ficus religiosa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSacred Fig - Ficus religiosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bodhi tree of Buddhist tradition, \u003cem\u003eFicus religiosa\u003c\/em\u003e is instantly recognisable by its leaves: broad hearts drawn out into a long tapering drip tip, hung on slender stalks so the whole canopy trembles in air movement too slight to feel. It is a fast, wide spreading fig that builds a high domed crown and briefly drops its leaves in late winter before flushing coppery pink. It is a magnificent tree with a real constraint attached. The root system is powerful and far reaching, so this is a plant for parkland, large lawns and acreage, not for a suburban block with services and paving nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Sacred Fig\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Movement\u003c\/strong\u003e: The long stalked heart shaped leaves shimmer constantly, which is the tree's signature and the reason it is planted near meditation and seating areas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: A high, broad, densely leafed crown that shades a very large footprint once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: The brief late winter leaf drop is followed by a flush of coppery bronze new leaves that lasts several weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Genuinely fast in warm climates, so the canopy arrives in years rather than decades.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoot Vigour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Roots travel widely and lift paving and block drains, so a generous setback from all built structures is essential.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Parkland\u003c\/strong\u003e: The right setting, with room for the crown and no infrastructure in the root zone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeditation and Temple Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its cultural association and its moving canopy make it the traditional choice.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcreage Shade Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree shades a very large area of paddock or lawn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide Civic Verges\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suitable only where the verge is deep, services are absent and there is room for the mature spread.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not suited to close screening rows. In a grouped planting, 10 to 12m apart.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 20m, and no closer than 15m to buildings, paving, pools or underground services.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early summer in warm districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable, at its best in deep free draining loam. Drought tolerant once established but frost tender while young.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first two summers to drive the root system down rather than out. Mulch broadly, and lift the canopy progressively over the first few years so the mature clearance under the crown is usable.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 25m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 20m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semi-deciduous, with a brief leaf drop in late winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Indian subcontinent and south east Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, enclosed within the small figs\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795285147934,"sku":"ND-0783-150L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/pk_ittN_CVYscSO0ZD2ih_1tc1t9zy.jpg?v=1787312589","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/ficus-religiosa","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}