Dinner Plate Fig, Highland Breadfruit (Ficus dammaropsis)

Acton, CA(Zone 8b)

Dinner Plate Fig, Highland Breadfruit
Ficus dammaropsis


close up this red-fruited variety, southern California

Thumbnail by palmbob
Hayward, CA

The red fruited is actually the low landform as its called but actually is a different Ficus species,Ficus brusii. More tender than F.dammaropsis and more sensitive to hot dry air - burns leaves. It's also slightly less corrugated.
I'm giving all I got to growing it..likes light shade best so far.

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