Sea Fig

A large deciduous tree that grows up to 30 m in height. Crown is wide and spreading, branches produce aerial roots. Bark is light greyish brown. Leaves are relatively large, about 25x 12cm, slightly heart-shaped. Figs about 1cm in diameter, ripening pale yellow to purple, set in bunches on small woody knobs on the twigs and branches behind the leaves. Native, endangered in the wild. Cultivated

This deciduous strangling fig grows mostly on coastal areas and develops a vast crown formed by many large spreading branches. From these grow many aerial roots, as well as from the trunk and the base of lower limbs.This Heritage Tree has been standing here since the early days of Nanyang University, circa 1956.

Unique ID for Heritage Tree

HT 2003-79

Location

Found in Nanyang Technological University, in front of Gaia building

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Heritage Tree Information

Scientific name: Ficus superba
Common name: Sea Fig
Girth: 4.73 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 14.9 m