Ficus altissima seed

LATIN NAME: FICUS ALTISSIMA

COMMON NAME: Council Tree

The council tree buttresses the tall, spreading crown with the large, glossy, oval leaves and the pale, smooth bark, the trunk often developing the wide, fluted buttresses at the base, and the small, round, fig-like fruits that ripen through the season. The tree grows into the grand, evergreen form, and it casts the deep shade. It likes the sun or the part shade, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the mulberry family, the fig trees have a long, grand record in the studies of the tropical forest trees, and the altissima species appears in the research on the buttressed trunk and the fruit biology. The way the wide buttresses support the spreading crown keeps the botanists interested, while the ecologists note the fruits that feed the birds. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the broad-leaved shade trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden and the avenue, the council tree buttresses the trunk and shades the court. The glossy, evergreen crown casts the deep, cool shade, the fig-like fruits feed the birds, and the wood serves the light wares. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained ground. Grand, evergreen and deep-shaded.

To grow the Council Tree from seed,

Sow the seeds into the moist, leafy drills of the warm pot, then cover them lightly, keep the pot in the warm, bright spot and water gently

Keep the pot warm and steadily moist, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The grand crown takes shape over the years.

. The seedlings rise within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Settle the young trees in the deep, moist, well-drained ground, and the wide crown will buttress the shade over the years.