ficus religiosa

Hello all

I'm sorry to just join to find the answer to my question. It seems a bit selfish. I bought some ficus religiosa seeds. As a Buddhist I am excited to try to grow this as it's the tree under which the Buddha achieved enlightenment.

I'm a somewhat experienced gardener/veg grower/allotmenter. I'm willing to do whatever it takes, whether that be extra lighting or heating or other technology you could suggest.

The tree is hardy to zone 11 which I think means not hardy below about plus 10 degrees.

I live in the north west of the UK, not known for its tropical conditions.

Also, I don't want to grow this as a bonsai. I find this a bit unnatural and deformed. Indoors or outdoors is fine.

Thank you to anybody that can help.

 

hi cbu, it sounds as though you are setting yourself quite a challenge here! Ideal place would be a heated greenhouse .I imagine you will need to germinate with heat, (it being a tropical fig) and continue with repotting as an indoor plant, putting it out during decent spells in summer and keeping it above 55 F even in winter.

Might I suggest that you post this question in the Tropical gardening section? There seem to be some fairly knowledgable folks there. Good luck.

 

We seem to have two threads running on this subject.

Ficus religiosa - Gardener's Corner - the only Gardening forum you will ever need

Can the mods merge them please