Dr Singh-- This is a common plant in South Florida, USA. It is often used as a large hedge/screening plant. It tends to grow as a multi-trunked specimen, especially if grown from tissue culture.
F. binnendijkii 'Amstel King' has broader foliage, usually with pink-tinged new growth (absent in F. b. 'Alii'). 'Amstel King' can become a large, single-trunked tree. Neither cutivar can take much cold (less than F. benjamina, F. microcarpa). Both are difficult to grow to size in Southern California, USA. Regards-- Ken. ________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>; Flowers of India <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 3:28:47 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:33818] Ficus binnendijkii 'Alii' from Delhi Ficus binnendijkii 'Alii' from Delhi. Must have seen this plant earlier also and passed it off as Salix or Polalthia. Today I noticed terminal elongated bud scales that reminded of Ficus and cut leaf oozed milky latex. It turned out to be Ficus binnendijkii cultivar Alii. Interestingly when I had final confirmation of identification from Trees of Delhi by Pradip Kishen, I read similar observation: "not easily recognised as fig tree until you notice its leaf-buds and milky latex". He further wrights: "This is a patented, man-made hybrid, introduced recently into India as indoor plant, but it does well outside too....does not seem to produce figs in Delhi" I will be on lookout to see if it produces inflorescence (figs) and post it, till then only vegetative plant. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
