How to Use ficus in a Sentence

ficus

noun

• To keep your ficus roots healthy, once a year, check the root ball.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
• Like many ficus plants, fiddle leaf figs do not like change.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
• Use the following pro tips to help your ficus thrive for years to come.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
• Cold, drafty conditions cause ficus trees to drop their leaves.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
• Overhead, strings of lights are attached to the ficus trees that line each side of the street.
  — Bryce Alderton, Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, 24 Oct. 2017
• The tall ficus hedges that ensconced the prior edition are long gone.
  — Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
• Also known as banyan trees, ficus audreys have emerald-green leaves and thick stems.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2023
• Beyond this room was a smaller room with a ficus tree and a couch and a wall of glass facing the woods.
  — Matthew Klam, Esquire, 4 June 2017
• Try an oversized pot with a tall money tree or ficus planted inside.
  — Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2022
• And don’t be afraid to get a little messy repotting your favorite ficus.
  — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
• Among our plant menagerie are a 40-year-old cactus and a 27-year-old ficus tree.
  — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2020
• Its trees now include a hibiscus, a banyan, a ficus and a fig, Shabolin said.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
• Towering ficus trees keep the half-acre grounds private from both neighbors and golfers.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
• Get some vines that cascade down, or a palm in the corner, or a ficus, which doesn’t require a lot of water.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 11 May 2021
• Addressing the cause of stress early is the key to a strong ficus recovery.
  — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
• Also, ensure your ficus is in a pot with drainage holes to allow excess water to run away.
  — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
• Other cities have battled in the courts over the preservation of ficus and other trees.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
• Rotating the pot a bit to encourage even growth is fine; hauling your ficus all over the house is not.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
• Crews will remove four of the massive ficus trees that line Tempe City Hall.
  — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, 3 July 2019
• Whittier to remove more than 80 ficus trees in a bid to boost business.
  — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
• My mother filled the apartment with philodendron and spider plant, ficus and fern.
  — Julie Buckner Armstrong, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022
• Creeping fig is a vining cousin to woody ficus varieties like fiddle leaf fig and rubber plants.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
• The ficus trees provided heavy shade but limited what the couple could grow in their garden.
  — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2022
• Catan’s design revolved around a large ficus tree which was already located in the middle of the home.
  — Anouk Sarfati, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2024
• Ah, the wonders of the great outdoors, just beyond the fake ficus trees and sliding doors of the hotel lobby.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2021
• Cactuses and plants with pointy leaves haven’t proven to be as relaxing as leafier plants, such as ficuses.
  — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
• Yet the ficus went out of his way one day to fling himself sideways during a fall to avoid landing on his owner, saving her life.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
• Couldn’t one of the identities have been a misanthropic ficus?
  — Jeffrey Bloomer, Slate Magazine, 20 Jan. 2017
• Finicky ficus are also sensitive to stress from poor light, temperature swings, and pests.
  — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
• The tree appears full with more than 1,000 leaves and a twisted trunk typical of the ficus tree.
  — Popular Science, 7 Oct. 2020