San Diego Zoo Ficus - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 44.092 W 117° 09.030
11S E 485899 N 3621904
This tree was moved from the entrance of the San Diego Zoo to the Monkey Trails area to provide a canopy. It is the largest Strangler Fig in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMAP6W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2011
Views: 7
This ficus tree is 214 feet tall...and was computed to weigh 220 tons - the equivalent of 35 elephants. The trunk of the tree has divided into about 3 major sections...the girth of the largest being approximately 8 feet.
The sign near the tree doesn't indicate when the tree was moved...but, it would appear that the Monkey Trails area is a relatively new part of the Zoo. It took 4 weeks to move the tree...going just 91 inches a day. This website verifies the information above: (
visit link)
Genus/Species: Strangler Fig (Ficus watkinsiana)
Height: 214
Girth: 8
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Historical significance:
It serves as a canopy of some of the monkey exhibits at the San Diego Zoo. it is the largest Strangler Fig (Ficus watkinsiana) in the USA.
Age: Not Listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Walk time: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.