Bambino fiddle leaf fig is a dwarf variety of the fiddle leaf fig. Fiddle leaf figs are epiphytes, trees whose seeds are embedded on top of other trees, and then grow down. In the process, they often strangle and kill the host. Not to worry—this only occurs in the wild. The fiddle leaf you buy will not have to destroy another plant to establish itself.
You will also never see a fig on a fiddle leaf fig tree unless you come across a tree in the wild. Their figs resemble those of the common fig, but they are not edible. The leaves of your fiddle tree are mildly toxic due to the presence of calcium oxalate crystals.
