Wintergreen Ficus Benjamina Trees for Sale Online

Wintergreen Ficus Benjamina Trees requires bright, direct light for several hours in a day. A western or southern window provides enough light to keep these trees happy. Outdoors, the trees can handle full sun to part shade. Any change in light conditions will cause weeping figs to drop their leaves.

Wintergreen Ficus Benjamina Trees like to dry out occasionally between watering. It does not like to stay or sit in water or get too dry. Trees that are too dry will drop their leaves, trees that are too wet will have leaves that turn yellow before dropping. Ideally, weeping figs like to stay moist but do not like to dry out completely.

Any all purpose, foliage fertilizer will work for Wintergreen Ficus Benjamina Trees. Indoor houseplant fertilizers fall into two groups: water soluble, liquid quick release, and granular, slow release fertilizers. Jack’s Classic Indoor plant food works well as a powder, quick release fertilizer that is mixed with water to quickly provide nutrients to a plant that has been in a container for an extended time. Osmocote Indoor/Outdoor is an option as a granular, slow release fertilizer that can be applied while potting and planting. Any type of fertilizer offers nutrients that help plants with the transition to a new environment. All of these fertilizers may be used when planting Wintergreen Ficus Benjamina Trees indoors or outdoors. Keep in mind that weeping figs like to be fertilized regularly to encourage new growth and branching.

Wintergreen Ficus Benjamina Trees need a very well draining soil, and prefer to have moist conditions. Regular potting mix works well for plants potted in containers, some sand can be added to the potting mix to prevent the tree from staying too wet. Try to avoid an area with clay soil if planting outdoors to encourage better drainage.