lunes, 1 de noviembre de 2010

Ficus clear

Ficus nítida

The Ficus as outdoor plants in general are achieving a high profile during these past 15 years, both in public and private gardening. One of the most used in this field is the Ficus clear.



The sharp Ficus belongs to the family of Moraceae and under different names share technical literature such as the very sharp and the Ficus Ficus retusa, agreed to be the official name of the Ficus microcarpa, which means small leaf. Another name that is popularly known as the Laurel de Indias.

This Ficus is marketed throughout the year so containerized. The presentations range from a tree in containers of 40 to 60 centimeters in diameter and stem height of 1.7 to 1.8 meters, floors and has worked particularly its top (aerial part) to provide forms of balls container from 34 to 80 liter capacity trunk heights of 1.75 to 1.8 meters.

The birthplace of Ficus nitida is from the south and southeast Asia to Australia. In the Iberian Peninsula and other areas of the rest of Europe where the climate is mild winters, this ficus is perfectly suited elegance providing a valued ornamental.

The sharp Ficus used in gardening as an evergreen tree, of great development with a wide and dense canopy. Its trunk is thick, gray bark and smooth, usually branched from a certain height. The emission of aerial roots is one of its features, hanging from its branches to the ground.

Your trunk is widened base and abundant foliage, which makes it excellent as a shade tree for large gardens and walks. Its final height can be overcome if nothing is done by appropriate pruning to 25 meters.

Its leaves are alternate, about 4 to 9 centimeters in length. They are bright green in the beam, rather coriaceous, ovate-elliptical shape.

The fruits of slightly less than 1 centimeter in diameter, appearing axillary, sessile, usually arranged in pairs. They are somewhat pear-shaped and yellowish-green, turning purple when ripe.

As we say, the Ficus nitida is a tree very demanding and fast development. This supports very well the pruning, to the point of being able to create shapes. Just pruning, are one of the most valuable cultural practices to maintain and control this plant within the desired volume in space.

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