[1] Ficus tremula has three subspecies:[2] Ficus tremula is hemi-epiphytic shrub or tree that can reach 10 metres (33 ft) tall with leafy and greyish stems.

The leaf texture is letherly to papery with a rounded or cordate base and a subacute to acuminate apex.

[3] Its figs are borne in fascicles, are elliptic to globular in shape and yellowish to green in color when ripe, they can reach up to 2 centimetres (0.8 in) in diameter.

Found in upand and lowland in rain forest and savannah environments.

[3] In parts of Kenya, fish traps are made from strings produced from fibres obtained from the stem bark of the tree.