This spreading tree is the Strangler Fig, Ficus benjamina, also widely known as the Weeping Fig.

Its slender branches arch downward, giving the crown a graceful, drooping appearance. The glossy oval leaves have long pointed tips that help rainwater drain quickly from their surfaces.

In humid conditions, the tree may produce aerial roots from its branches. When those roots reach the ground, they thicken into supporting trunks, allowing the tree to spread over a very large area.

Like other strangler figs, it can sometimes begin life high in the branches of another tree. Its roots grow downward toward the soil and may gradually surround the host tree as the fig becomes larger.

The small rounded figs are not true fruits in the usual sense. Each one is a hollow structure containing many tiny flowers, which are pollinated inside by a specialized fig wasp. The mature figs provide food for birds and other wildlife.

Ficus benjamina is native to tropical Asia and northern Australia but is now planted throughout the tropics as a shade and ornamental tree.

It is often kept as a small indoor plant, but outdoors in a tropical climate it can become an enormous tree. Its strong roots, multiple trunks, and broad canopy make it impressive—but also a tree that needs plenty of room.