They remain on the tree all winter until they fall apart in early spring and disperse their many small seeds.Plant Needs Light: Full to partial sun Soil Type: Prefers moist, deep, rich soils in full sun, but is very adaptable to a wide variety of soils, including dry soils, wet soils...
Some species, including the New WorldF. obtusifoliaandF. nymphaeifolia, are known asstrangler figs. The seeds of strangler figs germinate on a hosttreeand grow around its trunk in a strangling latticework, eventually killing the host tree. One freestanding New World species,F. insipida, has ...