Rubber Tree
Ficus elastica
Interior Floor Specimens
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
Ficus elastica Photo Gallery
Ficus elastica Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Ficus elastica |
| Common Name: | rubber tree |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Suggested Uses: | interior specimen, perennials |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | arborial |
| Height: | 15 feet |
| Spread: | 5 feet |
| Foliage: | large tropical tree broad, oblong, leathery leaves coarse-textured foliage milky sap rosy sheath covering new leaves |
| Flower: | flowers are not the primary ornamental value |
| Environment | |
| Light Requirement: | medium to low exposure |
| Water: | low water requirement |
| Heat Tolerance: | medium heat tolerance |
| USDA Zone: | zones 10 - 11 |
| Native Range: | Asia |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | allow the soil to dry only slightly between waterings yellow leaves may be due to either over or under watering renew by making an air-layer of the top of the plant |
| Additional Notes: | used to be grown as a source of commercial rubber |
TTU Plant Resources
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