Thai Botanic · Project plant supply
Ficus religiosa
Ficus religiosa from Thai Plants Nursery. A sacred tropical tree with elegant foliage, ideal for gardens and outdoor spaces.
Bodhi tree, peepal, sacred fig · Moraceae · Semi-deciduous canopy tree
Heart-shaped leaves on long, flexible stalks that move in the faintest breeze, carried on a broad spreading crown. Sacred across Buddhist and Hindu tradition, and among the most culturally significant trees we supply.
Specification
| Mature height | 15–25 m |
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| Crown spread | 15–25 m — broad and spreading |
| Caliper range supplied | 5–22 cm standard, measured 1 m above soil level. Larger by arrangement. |
| Root-ball diameter | 100–170 cm (indicative) |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Habit | Semi-deciduous; brief leaf change in the dry season |
| Flowering | Enclosed within the fig; ornamentally inconspicuous |
Landscape use
Temple and cultural grounds, parks, campuses and large open landscapes. A single mature specimen becomes a landmark and a gathering point, which is how the species has been used for centuries.
Give it open ground and a generous root run and it will develop the wide, high canopy the tree is valued for. Best sited well clear of structures and services, where it can reach full character.
Site tolerance
| Drought | High once established |
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| Salinity | Low to moderate (indicative) |
| Wind | High |
| Soil | Very wide range; deep soil and open root run give the best form |
| Heat | Very high |
| USDA zone | 10–12 |
Export notes
Supplied root-balled and wrapped. Large stock carries a heavy ball and a wide reduced crown, which affects container selection. Phytosanitary certification accompanies every shipment. See export and compliance, and how the root ball is built, wrapped and loaded for the container on our nursery site.
For available sizes and current stock in this species, message us on WhatsApp at +66 93 425 9892 or email contact@thaibotanic.com — or browse the species catalogue. This is one of the species we grow and supply regularly. If you are working to a programme, send the planting schedule and we will plan lifting and shipping around it. Where a design calls for something outside our usual range, we source it through the nursery network we have worked with for years, given reasonable notice.