Ficus palmeri - Rock Fig

What a nice sculptural form with a warm colored bark. Thanks Andy.

Yes, it's a really nice little tree, around 20' tall.

I'm going to have to cut it way back. It drops a lot of leaves on my neighbor's front yard.

You can see all the die-back on the Southern Magnolia from the drought. That all has to be cut, also.

For about a decade I grew mine as a Bonsai. I just got tired of it not really taking to that.
I saw a photo of one on palmtalk that looks a lot like mine does now that its in a 5 gallon pot. Being a Baja Ca. tree,it likes heat. The nursery type 5 gallon seems to fit the bill.

This tree is over 30 years old. I purchased it in a little nursery in Orange, back in spring of 1987. It froze to the caudex in the 1990 freeze then came back with multiply stems. I only let one grow, though.

I do know I see it for sale at nurseries here as a bonsai. I think I may have to make a cutting. I may have to move one day. I want a back-up plant.

I like to look at others as Bonsai. Like with my Pseudobombax. But,after awhile,it gets old for myself because I risk every cold winter losing it. Now,I let them grow in larger pots. If I had the room-they would be in ground. The usual balance of tender-risk in ground.

68f at 11am in the bay area on Feb 2nd. I am NOT used to the feeling of warm air in Feb before noon!

Plant always grow so much better in the ground. I can't do Bonsai because they will dry out and die! lol

I'm getting so used to 68 degrees before 8 a.m. It really is pretty darn crazy this winter. According to the meteorologist here in San Diego we've only had 3 days which were winter-like, this winter. Very unusual.