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Gular Tree (Ficus racemosa): Where It Grows in India and How to Plant It

Ficus racemosa

Gular (गूलर), the cluster fig, is Ficus racemosa, a native fig tree of India's rivers and ponds. What a gular tree looks like, why nobody sees its flower, where it grows in India, how to plant it and care for it for three years, and what to watch out for.

  • Published on October 22, 2026
  • GreenEye Team

Planting methods

SaplingPrimary method

Spacing: About 10-12 m from other big trees: our rule of thumb, not a safe distance from buildings or services · Depth: Pit about 60x60x60 cm (rule of thumb); plant at nursery-bag level; sapling about 1 m tall

Planting steps, drawn: Sapling

  1. Dig a pit

  2. Mix compost into the dug-out soil

  3. Set the plant at its nursery soil level

  4. Firm the soil and shape a watering basin

  5. Water it well

Seed

Spacing: Nursery beds or polybags · Depth: Tiny seed, about 1,628 per fig; 5% germination untreated, 11% after a 10-minute hot-water soak; germination fell sharply in storage at room temperature (Mathew et al. 2011, Kerala)

Planting steps, drawn: Seed

  1. Pick fresh, healthy seed and prepare it

  2. Sow at a shallow, even depth

  3. Cover lightly and keep the soil moist

  4. Transplant the seedling once it is sturdy

Air layering

Spacing: Nursery technique · Depth: 80-90% rooting in August-September against 13-40% in May-June, when the tree was shedding leaves (Mathew et al. 2011, Kerala)

Planting steps, drawn: Air layering

  1. Remove a ring of bark on a branch

  2. Wrap the ring in moist moss and cover it

  3. Wait until roots fill the moss

  4. Cut below the roots and plant it

Cutting

Spacing: Nursery technique · Depth: Stem cuttings root poorly: 10-12% (Mathew et al. 2011, Kerala)

Planting steps, drawn: Cutting

  1. Take a healthy cutting

  2. Plant it in a moist rooting mix

  3. Keep it moist until roots form

  4. Transplant the rooted cutting

Source: Mathew G., Skaria B.P., Joseph A. (2011). Standardization of conventional propagation techniques for four medicinal species of genus Ficus Linn. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources 2(1):88-96

This article was prepared with AI assistance and checked by the GreenEye team against the sources shown in each section.

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