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Moreton Bay Fig Tree

Attraction

Moreton Bay Fig Tree

Montecito & Chapala Streets, Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara is the lucky home of the largest Moreton Bay fig tree (Ficus macrophylla) in the United States. Native to Australia, this particular tree grew from a seedling given to a local girl by a visiting sailor in 1876. Near the Amtrak station, this now-massive, many-limbed tree draws onlookers who it can’t help but impress. This is the kind of tree that begs to be climbed; unfortunately climbing it is not permitted.