![]() Their fiddle leaf fig tree is estimated to be over 70 years old. People from all over the world come to the San Diego Zoo to see the rare wildlife and giant panda, but the collection of plants at the zoo is actually worth more than all of the animals combined. ![]() I recently visited the San Diego Zoo to see possibly the tallest fiddle leaf fig tree in the world. If we replicate these conditions in our homes, our fiddle leaf figs will take off toward the sky. Of course, in the wild they have the perfect environment: plenty of sunshine, constant access to nutrients, and perfect drainage. Whenever people tell me that fiddle leaf fig trees are hard to grow, I remind them that ficus lyrata trees often grow over 40 feet tall in the wild. ![]()
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