rambling post which may have no point (FLF)

7 years ago

Well, you know how it's said that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?

Well, it's gone and I still don't know for sure... though it *grew up* to be an FLF.

What was different about it was, it looked nothing like the ones I see now when it was young. I bought it many years ago at the much-missed Mordigan's, back when it was still next to the Farmers Market here.

I don't know if they grew it from seed (or I guess, bought it from someone who did? could've been either though)? At the time, I just accepted it but in retrospect, it was like a miniature tree. It was probably less than a foot tall when I got it, and it had multiple trunks. It was in probably a 4 inch pot. When I say multiple trunks, there were at least 4 or 5, on this tiny plant, which also makes me think seed. The leaves were tiny too, proportional to the overall size.

In other words, I don't think it was grown from a cutting. Does this make sense?

I have been on the hunt for another and I see nothing even close. And I can't even find seed, which I hear is a challenge anyhow. I tried to track down the former owner online but no luck. (The landowners built over almost every square inch of extra space.) And it would probably be rude anyway.

I don't have any objection to them when they are large... they are gorgeous ... but growing the baby one was to me kind of magical. (Unfortunately I had no idea what I was doing. It is gone now.)

If anyone ever comes across something like this, please let me know.

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)

7 years ago

I really doubt you'll find ficus seeds anywhere. Cuttings and tissue culture are the preferred propagation methods.

Glad you liked the JM tune.

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Karen S. (7b, NYC)
7 years ago
Are we to assume FLF means Fiddle Leaf Fig? If not, pls. clarify.
Dave
7 years ago
It if it's a fiddle leaf fig, I'd doubt it was grown from seed. Not out of the question, but cuttings and air layering are easier, more common and take less time.
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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The description as a whole doesn't sound like Fiddle Leaf Fig - 4 inch pot, multi stemmed at only 1 foot tall and with tiny leaves??
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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Need2See, I need to see! ;()
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
7 years ago
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Are you saying you had a ficus that looked like multi-stemmed, small-leafed version of lyrata? If so,

F triangularis:
is a likely candidate. F buxifolia (aka F lingua) is another potential candidate because of its lyrata-like but more diminutive foliage:

You don't know what you got 'til it's gone (BKA - Big Yellow Taxi) by Joni Mitchell.

Al
Need2SeeGreen 10 (SoCal)
Original Author
7 years ago
Yes, it was definitely an FLF - (btw, sorry I didn't spell it out, a fiddle leaf ficus). I do like the triangularis too though.

That's what was so weird about it (weird in a good way). It eventually got to be a nice 5 or 6 footer. I don't see how it could have been from a cutting, because it came already tangled up. In fact, before I started hanging around this forum, it never occurred to me that it was probably a bunch of plants all stuck together. I don't have any pictures that I know of. I must have bought it some time in the early to mid 90s. It eventually got decapitated by an overzealous gardener's assistant. (I wasn't there.) That didn't kill it, but it sure didn't help. I knew even less about container plants then.

Al, thanks for the Joni Mitchell reference!!! Love her.

I guess I could be mis-remembering... but that's how I remember getting it -- small, with lots of stems. And they each came out of the soil, instead of being low branches. Well, unless they can branch underground or close to it? I guess maybe if it had been pinched super-young? Maybe. I don't remember well enough if they might have fused together near the ground, and I did assume at the time that it was one plant.

There's nothing for it, I'm going to have to find seed from somewhere. Anyhow, thanks for listening!
Need2SeeGreen 10 (SoCal)
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7 years ago
Oh btw, I like the big ones too! Don't want to sound snotty! It was just fun seeing it grow up I guess.

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