Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig near the Natural History Museum

A Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) stands on the plaza in front of the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park and is noted for its extensive buttress roots and broad canopy. This specimen is one of several large Moreton Bay figs planted in Balboa Park in the early 20th century and is a familiar photographic landmark within the park. The tree is documented in Balboa Park materials and local guides as a significant historic specimen.