Ficus aurea

Botanical Description

Ficus aurea is a tree with a wide, spreading crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 672 Title Florida Trees - A Handbook of the Native and Naturalized Trees of Florida Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Small J.K.; New York Year 1913 ISBN Description A terse description of each species with details of habitat and a description of the wood. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The bole can be 90 - 120cm in diameter[ 638 Title The Woods of the United States Publication Author Sargent C.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher D. Appleton & Co.; New York Year 1885 ISBN Description Contains information on the woods of a large number of N. American species of trees and shrubs. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It often starts life as an epiphyte in the branch of a tree and can eventually send down aerial roots that, once they reach the ground, provide extra nutrients that help the plant grow more vigorously. These aerial roots can completely encircle the trunk of the host tree, constricting its growth - this, coupled with the more vigorous top growth, can lead to the fig outcompeting and killing the tree in which it is growing[ 82 Title Manual of the Trees of N. America. Publication Author Sargent. C. S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Dover Publications Inc. New York. Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. , 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 638 Title The Woods of the United States Publication Author Sargent C.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher D. Appleton & Co.; New York Year 1885 ISBN Description Contains information on the woods of a large number of N. American species of trees and shrubs. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The broad, spreading, lower limbs are festooned with secondary roots which create many slim but rigid trunks once they reach the ground and take hold[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. ].