Re: [Aroid-l] Ficus identification

From: Stanley kaufman <kaufmanrareplants at yahoo.com> on 2008.08.26 at 22:28:53(18425) My experience with the native(?) strangler fig in the Keys would nix that ID. the leave are laregerhave longer petioles and are wider throughout the length. They do reseed on every rock and tree down there. Stan in Ohio. --- On Sat, 8/23/08, ju-bo@msn.com wrote: HTML +More From: ju-bo@msn.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Ficus identification To: "Discussion of aroids" Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 12:07 PM ----------------------------------------> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:51:55 -0500> To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com> From: jonathan.ertelt@vanderbilt.edu> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Ficus identification Dear Jonathan and Sharon,This swolen area at the base of the stem/upper area of the tap root occurs onseedlings of Ficus "nitida". I would think that most or ALL speciesof Ficus can and would occur as ''strangler'' figs if theygerminate in a tree-hole, hence the swolen base. This swollen root stroragearea also can be seen in seedling live oaks, at least in S. FloridaGood Growing,Julius>> Sharon,> > All that I can offer is that from the way it appears that the Ficus > almost immediately formed the swollen storage stem base I would guess > that it is one of the strangler figs, a hemiepiphyte. If that > assumption is correct, then that eliminates most of the commonly > known and grown species. Good luck, and please keep me posted on your > progress. If on down the road you do some air-layering or cuttings, > I'd be interested.> > Jonathan> > > >I had recently submitted a request to see if anyone might know the > >identfication of a Ficus that germinated in a Lecanopteris plant. > >Several people suggested sending a picture so I finally have that > >attached (hopefully).> >> >Any help would be appreciated in helping me identify this Ficus.> >> >Sharon Banister, Res. Asst.> >Greenhouse Manager> >Tx A&M University-Horticulture Dept.> >s-banister@tamu.edu> >(979)845-8553> >> > _______________________________________________> Aroid-L mailing list> Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com> http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l_______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --0-814379342-1219789733=:2698----==============ƒ17613004856128743=

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