ShrubsGreen Island Ficus
Ficus microcarpa
Green Island Ficus (Ficus microcarpa) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 3-8 ft × 3-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. It stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-8 ft × 3-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Foliage
- Dark green
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
In the landscape
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Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Green Island Ficus is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), 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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