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Ficus altissima (false banyan; council tree)

Attributes

Height [1]  43 feet (13.3 m)
Width [1]  53 feet (16.2 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-Low
Shade Percentage [1]  86 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Tree

Predators

Aceros cassidix (Knobbed Hornbill)[4]
Aceros corrugatus (Wrinkled Hornbill)[4]
Alophoixus pallidus (Puff-throated Bulbul)[4]
Anastrepha suspensa (Caribbean fruit fly)[5]
Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill)[4]
Anorrhinus tickelli (Brown Hornbill)[4]
Anthracoceros albirostris (Oriental Pied Hornbill)[4]
Buceros bicornis (Great Hornbill)[4]
Callosciurus finlaysonii (Finlayson's squirrel)[4]
Caloramphus fuliginosus (Brown Barbet)[4]
Calyptomena viridis (Green Broadbill)[4]
Cervus unicolor (sambar)[4]
Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Blue-winged Leafbird)[4]
Dicaeum agile (Thick-billed Flowerpecker)[4]
Ducula badia (Mountain Imperial Pigeon)[4]
Elephas maximus (Asiatic Elephant)[4]
Gracula religiosa (Hill Myna)[4]
Hylobates lar (white-handed gibbon)[4]
Hylobates moloch (silvery gibbon)[4]
Iole propinqua (Grey-eyed Bulbul)[4]
Irena puella (Asian Fairy-bluebird)[4]
Loriculus galgulus (Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot)[4]
Loriculus vernalis (Vernal Hanging Parrot)[4]
Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque)[4]
Megalaima australis (Blue-eared Barbet)[4]
Megalaima chrysopogon (Golden-whiskered Barbet)[4]
Megalaima faiostricta (Green-eared Barbet)[4]
Megalaima incognita (Moustached Barbet)[4]
Megalaima lineata (Lineated Barbet)[4]
Megalaima mystacophanos (Red-throated Barbet)[4]
Muntiacus muntjak (Indian muntjac)[4]
Oriolus chinensis (Black-naped Oriole)[4]
Parlatoreopsis chinensis (Chinese obscure scale)[6]
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)[4]
Presbytis melalophos (mitred leaf monkey)[4]
Pycnonotus atriceps (Black-headed Bulbul)[4]
Pycnonotus brunneus (Asian Red-eyed Bulbul)[4]
Pycnonotus melanicterus (Black-crested Bulbul)[4]
Ratufa bicolor (black giant squirrel)[4]
Rhinoplax vigil (Helmeted Hornbill)[4]
Rhyticeros narcondami (Narcondam Hornbill)[4]
Rhyticeros undulatus (Wreathed Hornbill)[4]
Treron capellei (Large Green Pigeon)[4]
Treron curvirostra (Thick-billed Green Pigeon)[4]
Varanus olivaceus (Gray’s Monitor Lizard)[4]
Zosterops palpebrosus (Oriental White-eye)[4]

Distribution

North America;

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Kartesz J., , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572 ♦ 5Norrbom, A.L. 2004. Fruit fly (Tephritidae) host plant database. Version Nov, 2004. ♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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