Ficus

Propagation Medium Porosity and Ficus pumila Propagation Success Introduction: Creeping fig (Ficus pumila) is a perennial vining plant native to Asia (Liang et al., 2012). The creeping fig has been used for many centuries in Chinese folk medicine to treat a host of illnesses including but not limited to inflammation, diabetes, dizziness and high blood pressure(Liang et al., 2012). The fruits have also been harvested for their natural pectin’s, which are extracted in water to create a thick liquid

Next, take cuttings using pruners from each assigned plant and insert them in their designated area. For the Ficus, Japanese boxwood, Swedish Ivy, and Autumn Sage take one tip and one stem cutting. Each of these cuttings should be long enough to where there are four nodes present, two above the soil and two below. For the Mouse Ear Jew and the Wandering Traveler

Shark Island Shark Island is a small island located in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies between the Harbour Bridge and the harbour entrance, offshore of the suburbs of Vaucluse, Point Piper and Rose Bay. The Island, at 1.25 hectares, is said to have resembled a shark and the shallow waters around it presented a constant danger to shipping. This is how it got its name. Physical Environment of Shark Island Weather & Climate The weather on Shark Island that day varied a lot. It was overcast

the rain. My Ficus awakes from the sun’s scream. Watering is our daily ritual but it wasn’t always this way. When I first discovered my Ficus, I had no clue how to care for it. I researched specific care for a Ficus and discovered many types of this plant. Eventually, I came across photos of Ficus elastica and realized this is the type. Home Depot provided me with instructions but their advice was dead wrong. My Ficus was dying fast. Thankfully, I studied the history of Ficus elastica - I

The main character Esther, in Sylvia Plath's novel experiences a series of internal conflicts and mental challenges, which eventually lead up to her breakdown. Esther initially struggles with the feeling that society expects her to be happy, due to her luxurious life in New York City but in reality, she is very unhappy. Additionally, Esther has lost her grip on life and feels emotionally numb. On top of these emotions, Esther deals with feeling like she is on display, or in the spotlight, which

The article Fig trees and wasps depend on each other is an article by Ann Auerbach. The article is about the relationship fig trees and wasps have. According to the article, wasps and fig trees have co-evolved to mutually benefit each other. The fig is a plant with a gourd like flower called a synconium. Inside it are tiny fig flowers that can either be male or female. They cannot mate because they mature at different times. The wasp, a small insect with a short life span depends on that synconium

Three of the Figs that I will be discuss and giving background information on is Black Spanish, Blanquette, and Celeste. Figs are flowering plants in the mulberry family; figs are important crops in areas where it grow commercially. Figs are considered exotic around the world; some can be sweet and juicy when it is ripe. Figs can be all sorts of different colors such as red, yellow, purple-skinned or green-striped, and all of them have their own unique flavor (1). Figs have health benefits to them

This essay is an analysis of ”The Weeping fig” written by Judith Wright in 1972 and was published in ”A Look Down Under” by futurum and edited by Dunn & Thorborg in 1985. The story revolves around the Australian outback and Mr. Condon’s quest for something unknown. The story of The Weeping Fig is about Mr. Condon, who finds a notebook, between his deceased father's things. The notebook describes the life of Mr. Condon’s great grandfather Stephen Condon’s life in the outback. Mr. Condon decides to

This passage, unlike any other, is considered to be the start of Jesus’ path to the cross. In the scripture, it tells of Jesus and his disciples going into the temple, after coming into the city. There they find people trading and selling animals. Jesus’ reaction is unsettling to those who observed and leave them marveled at his teaching. Jesus then questioned the temple about their intentions of their hearts. He continued to ask, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for

The Bell Jar: The Strain of Societal Expectations on the Feminine Psyche “I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.” (Plath 73) The Bell Jar illustrates the growing feminist itinerary