Ficus Monique ‘Braid’ Acclimated

Ficus Benjamina Monique grown as a "braid." This Monique is in a 10 inch pot and is being acclimated in a shadehouse in Florida. Ficus Trees in a variety of sizes like this Monique acclimate for a period of 60-120 days before shipping north to garden centers.

Standards and bush form Ficus have been grown for years, braids have now joined them as a normal part of the Ficus tree availability. Today most Ficus grown use drip irrigation technology.

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