Ficus benjamina

Ficus benjamina locally know as weeping fig. Keep Ficus benjamina plants in large planting pots filled with a soil-based potting mix. If you’re not growing the plant in a container, make sure the soil type is well-drained clay, sand or loam. Ficus benjamina tolerates both acidic and alkaline soil. Dig planting holes as deep as the original container and twice as wide.

Caring Tips

• Ficus trees also cannot tolerate low temperatures or drafts. They need to be kept in temperatures above 60 F. (16 C.) and actually prefer temperatures above 70 F. (21 C.). Cold drafts from windows or doors will harm them, so make sure to place them somewhere where drafts will not be an issue.
• Place pots indoors in bright indirect light, and outdoors in full sun to part shade.

• When growing ficus indoors, it’s important to maintain a relatively high humidity around the plant. Regular misting or setting the ficus tree on a pebble tray filled with water is a great way to increase their humidity, but keep in mind that while they like high humidity, they don’t like overly wet roots. Therefore, when watering, always check the top of the soil first. If the top of the soil is wet, don’t water as this means they have enough moisture. If the top of the soil feels dry to the touch, this indicates that they need water.

  Read more at Gardening Know How: Ficus Tree Care: Tips For Growing Ficus Indoors https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/ficus/ficus-tree-care.htm

• Assess the tree for health problems. Yellow leaves indicate over watering, while leaf drop and die back indicate under watering, lack of sunlight and too much wind
• let the soil around the shrub dry out between watering. Once the soil becomes dry, soak the roots thoroughly, allowing water to drain from the bottom of the container. Ficus Benjamin tolerates drought well.