Ficus lyrata

#fiddleleaffig #messy dead leaves look like fiddles. Not even a mower can mulch them.

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Lovely Foliage

@gauravsh6 until they die and turn brown. They look like a fiddle funny enough 🤓. Slide left to see other pics of this tree and the mess they make.

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You can just see fig fruit @Shephes

Messy crunchy fiddle leaves.

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@Shephes

Fiddle leaf figs named due to their brown fiddle shaped fallen leaves. Very messy

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Great mulch...good 'value' in each leaf. Maybe crushed up into small particles ?

@deekay unfortunately they don't break down quickly enough for my mum and dads suburban yard. I've mowed them and raked into a pile and before it can even start to turn to mulch the wind blows it all over the lawn again. At my place I would leave them in a corner to rot slowly but Dad likes the more manicured look. I can't mow anymore so mum gets a chap in. Must tell him to get leaves next time. Haven't mowed for months. No rain. No need. 🍃👍🏻

Yeah, I hear you. The leaves are a blight on the landscape to neat gardeners.

@Shephes

Large crispy brown leaves in the shape of a fiddle. The figs attract birds and possums. Very messy tree.

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@Shephes

Scary thought - That's a big one. Does it fruit? Didn't know that. Mine is staying in the pot as Blue Mountains is not a natural environment for this fussy plant.

@Shephes this one is prob 40 years old but I've known it this big for at least 20. It's at my parents 5 mins away. Yep don't plant it in the ground. Unless you have acreage. Lots of fig fruit. Once it flowers you might see fruit.

Good to know. Potted (caged) fig it stays. All that stands to reason. I have seen different ficus go crazy. Amazing they are sold as potted. If it survives the cold at my house. Last winter was an effort

@Shephes jealous. I am melting today. Just to go outside under house the air is so thick I can't breathe.

Hmmm but not today. Temp topped between 40-45. Now lovely cool change

@Shephes

Ha ha. You don’t sound a fan. Thanks for the photos. I will see how I go as indoor

@Shephes only coz I had to collect them. Mow over. Then bin it. They don’t have compost. Besides they don’t break down for a long time