Ficus macrophylla, commonly known as the Moreton Bay fig or Australian banyan, is a large evergreen banyan tree of the Mulberry Family native to eastern Australia, from the Wide Bay–Burnett region in the north to the Illawarra in New South Wales, as well as Lord Howe Island where the subspecies F. m. columnaris is a banyan form covering 2.5 ...

The Moreton Bay Fig Tree in Santa Barbara. Close-up of trunk (June 2022) Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree located in Santa Barbara, California is believed to be the largest Ficus macrophylla in the United States.

This landmark Moreton Bay Fig tree is the largest of the Ficus macrophylla represented in the park. It was planted as a small tree in a garden of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition and, with more than a century of growth, has become a magnificent giant.

Ficus macrophylla, the Australian Banyan or Moreton Bay Fig, is a gigantic evergreen tree that belongs to the same scientific group as the common fig. This tree is native to eastern Australia, where Moreton Bay is located and from which the common name of the tree is derived.

2022年7月19日 · If you want to see large Moreton Bay fig trees, you can plan a visit to the Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney botanical gardens. Here you will find trees that were planted in the 19th century and an amazing 35 metres tall. Banyan trees really are a …

Moreton Bay fig makes an excellent, bushy plant for a large container but it should not be planted in the ground in a normal suburban environment. In the ground it develops into a tree with a vigorous root system – it is far too large for a suburban garden and can damage pavements and house foundations.

2020年1月6日 · This Moreton Bay Fig Tree (Ficus macrophylla ), located at the Santa Barbara train station, is among the largest of its species in the United States. The tree is a designated City Landmark and...

Over 120 years old, Santa Barbara’s Moreton Bay Fig Tree is claimed to be the largest of its kind in the nation, with a trunk measuring 38 feet in circumference. The tree was planted in 1877 from a cutting from Australia by Adeline Crabb.

2018年5月11日 · Planted in 1914 in preparation for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, this huge Moreton Bay fig tree graces the Moreton Bay Fig Lawn behind the San Diego Natural History Museum....

2 天之前 · Attention preservation pals: will you please send a short note to the County Supervisors by Monday afternoon (2/17/2025)? You can help save the 1888 Moreton ...