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Indian Banyan – Ficus benghalensis
(100 seeds)
$4.15
A sacred tree with aerial roots. An instant forest with one tree.
63 in stock
As a bonsai the young seedlings can be wired to make interesting shapes. The tree is also renowned for its numerous aerial roots that not only create interest and can be sculpted, but it also allow one specimen to be used to create a forest-like bonsai.
Bonsai Difficulty
BeginnerBonsai Styles
Informal Upright, Slanted TrunkBonsai Size
Medium (25-80cm), Large (80-200cm)Position/Sunlight
Full SunAdditional Features
Attracts BirdsGrowing Information
In the Garden
Found in Pakistan and India, the Indian Banyan is a tropical tree that, left to its own devices, can grow to an immense canopy size upward of 800m in diameter. The tree develops aerial roots that turn into woody trunks once they reach the ground.
Propagation
As a tropical tree this species will need to be kept warm over winter in the cooler areas. It prefers a moist well draining soil but is drought tolerant. It will benefit from regular feeds.
Product Details
| Common Name: | Indian Banyan |
| Scientific Name: | Ficus benghalensis |
| Seeds Per Packet: | Approx 100 |
| Climate: | Subtropical, Tropical |
| Ideal Soil pH: | Any |
| Soil Type: | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt |
| Position/Sunlight: | Full Sun |
| Watering: | Medium |
| Flower Colour: | Unremarkable |
| Bonsai Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Bonsai Styles: | Informal Upright, Slanted Trunk |
| Bonsai Size: | Medium (25-80cm), Large (80-200cm) |
| Tree Full Height: | 25-50m |
| Tree Full Width: | 15-25m |
| Foliage: | Evergreen |
| Foliage Colour: | Green |
| Seasons Of Interest: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
| Climate: | Subtropical, Tropical |
| Additional Features: | Attracts Birds |
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