where do the strangler fig live
In the canopy the strangler fig puts out lots of leaves that soon grow thicker than the host tree and rob it of sun light. Eventually the host dies from strangulation, insufficient sunlight and root competition, and the strangler fig stands on its own. A hollow center is all that remains of the host. Some figs grow root systems that develop into thin buttresses that can spread out to a distance of about 30 feet.