Moreton Bay Fig Tree (San Diego, California)

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This tree is listed in the California Registry of Big Trees as one of the champion trees of the state. According to the registry, the tree measured in 1996 about 78 feet (24 meters) high, with a crown width of 123 feet (37 m) and a trunk girth of 486 inches (12.3 m). It shares the title for this species with the famous Moreton Bay Fig tree of Santa Barbara, California, which has a broader canopy but is not as high.

The planting list for the 1915 Pan-American Exposition shows a five-gallon fig tree planted at this location.

www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/plants/moreton.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_macrophylla
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Coordinates:   32°43'57"N   117°8'50"W

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  • I used to climb on this tree as a kid. We had field trips to the space center in elementry school and then ate lunch under the tree. It has since been fenced off. Ah, the memories.
  • Same here! We went to Balboa Park as a field trip in the 5th grade. Those were the days though.
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