Ficus Species, Lava Fig, Mary's Tree, Petiolate Fig, Rock Fig

It is a poor indoor plant and when keeping it small it does not develop many branches. Indoors susceptible to mites. And it needs full su...Read Moren to color up the leaves.
Looking at Palmbobs photos i might have the red leafed form if there is a real 'red leafed form' I only say that since i bought mine many many years ago as a seedling at a drug store.Seems unlikely that it would be anything other than the generic plant.The red leaf might be cultural. More humidity and sun? Something. Deciduous outdoors for me. They grow ok on mild summer temps.Check out the Palmbob photo of one growing in front of Birches. Desert heat welcome, but not needed!
Great patio container plant.Sculptural as can be,colorful trunk, and they do as small plants grow small red tinged figs.Not tasty.Not poisonous.I'm still here.

I have to say I was surprised this one wasn't in the data base yet... very commonly grown plant in southern California... not just by gar...Read Moredeners, but also by cactus and succulent nuts... makes a great caudiciform bonsai tree forming a stout, short trunk and putting out a few attractive prominently veined, oval leaves, often tinged with red or pink. It seems to be pretty drought tolerant as a bonsai, too. As it ages, the roots can slowly be moved up and out of the soil making an incredibly interesting display of fat, twisted, sausage-like roots. Planted in the ground, as I did in my old yard, it grows slowly but steadily. It still forms an ornamental fat, round trunk base at first, but after 7-10 years the rest of the trunk seems to catch up with it and the swelling becomes less prominent. I had mine planted where unfortunately they were in full shade... yet didnt' seem to suffer other that probably growing slower than they would have in full sun. Eventually this tree forms huge trunks (usually mulitple) and becomes a large, spreading, low-growing impressive shade tree (maybe in 30-50 years?). But for those who don't want that, it seems happy enought spending its life in a tiny, cramped bonsai pot.