Ficus Benjamina 170 cm

A Ficus Benjamina at 170 cm, the weeping fig that most people picture when they think of an indoor tree. Thousands of small leaves on fine drooping branches give it a soft outline that fills a corner without a hard edge.

The live version is notorious for dropping half its leaves the week it is moved or the air conditioning changes. That problem does not exist here. Set it where the silhouette works rather than where the light falls, and dust the canopy every few weeks with a low-pressure blower, which is quicker than a cloth on small-leaved foliage.