{"product_id":"ficus-dammaropsis-dinner-plate-fig","title":"Ficus dammaropsis - Dinner Plate Fig","description":"Ficus dammaropsis, also called Dinner Plate Fig, is a tropical fig tree from Papua New Guinea with very large pleated leaves 60cm across and up to 90cm in length on petioles as much as 35cm long and 2.5cm thick. These emerge from a stipular sheath up to 35cm long, one of the largest of any dicotyledon.\n\nThe fruit, is the world's largest fig (syconia), up to 15 cm across, are edible but rarely eaten except as famine food. They are pollinated by the tiny fig wasp \u003cem\u003eCeratosolon abnormis\u003c\/em\u003e. The young leaves are pickled or cooked and eaten as a vegetable by Papua New Guinea people.\n\u003cul\u003e\n \t\u003cli\u003eNeeds a large space to grow - the get large!\u003c\/li\u003e\n \t\u003cli\u003eThey drop leaves - maybe not so good around ponds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \t\u003cli\u003eNot pet friendly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \t\u003cli\u003ePrefers free draining soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \t\u003cli\u003eNeeds a frost free environment (north of Auckland).\u003c\/li\u003e\n \t\u003cli\u003eLimited edition from our personal collection - please make contact before ordering on line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Matakana Palms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42455704404066,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/0440\/7906\/files\/812c1bfc-a77b-4b9d-a9f1-c4f1119fb4b6.jpg?v=1768427651","url":"https:\/\/matakanapalms.co.nz\/products\/ficus-dammaropsis-dinner-plate-fig","provider":"Matakana Palms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}