Flowering TreesBanyan Tree
Ficus benghalensis
Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 40-60ft × 80-100ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It attracts pollinators, stands up well to drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-60ft × 80-100ft
- Spacing
- more than 60 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis, Poisonous to humans, Problem for cats, Problem for children, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses, Weedy
- Native to
- India Subcontinent and Andaman Islands
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Banyan Tree is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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