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Relocating a Mature Ficus benjamina to Florida: Feasibility and Gall Management

Owner wants to trim 30-year-old ficus, transport to Florida, plant in wild. Expert Darlene: feasibility depends on size—send photos. Must go south of Sarasota–Port St. Lucie line. Contact local Chamber of Commerce. The trunk ball is a gall (fungal/bacterial); cut off if possible, sterilize tools. Tree can live with gall for years.

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