Ficus Benjamina Braid

One of the most known foliage plants is the ficus plant because it has the capability to adapt to various indoor and outdoor conditions under low light or partial shade. It has a dark green leaves on weeping-like branches; thus ficus benjamina is also known as the Weeping Fig.

Ficus benjamina is known to many as an upright plant that exhibits a spreading growth. Apart from the normal upright look of Ficus benjamina, a new look for ficus benjamina has been developed which involves its braided trunks. When young, 3 or 4 trunks can be braided. As it grows, the trunks grow together which is called fusing.

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