The rubber tree is a tropical plant from northeast India and Indonesia. It grows over 100 feet tall; it drops a lot of big leaves and branches, and it produces too much shade for most plants to ...

Nobody gave guayule another thought until the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, when a surge in rubber-glove usage revealed how many people were allergic to latex (about 10% of health-care workers ...

Rubber tree plants, or Ficus elastica, are attractive and low-maintenance options for indoor plant lovers. ... I select a spot in my home where your plant can grow happy and tall.

To keep your rubber plant happy, make sure to give it a bright spot, but one that’s out of direct sunshine, away from hot radiators and from any windows that are regularly opened.

Q-I have a rubber tree that I`d like to propagate. How can I cut and replant it?A-Tip cuttings from a rubber plant, Ficus elastica, are tricky to root. You will have better luck through air layering.

Cuttings are best taken from established rubber trees in spring or summer. Plants that are greater than 50cm tall, or have multiple branches, will work best – anything smaller, and you run the ...

The short answer is that leaf yellowing on a rubber plant usually […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 63°F. Tuesday, October 1st 2024 Daily e-Edition. Evening e-Edition.

Commercial rubber products come from a different tree species. In its native tropics, this houseplant becomes a large tree, well over 100 feet high. Its natural instinct indoors is to become treelike.

Rubber plant, Ficus elastica, including its variegated form, is native to India, Burma, Malaysia and similar tropical regions. Rubber plants become tree-like in nature, so the natural tendency is ...

The Rubber Tree plant (Ficus elastica) is frequently grown in containers in homes and office buildings. The genus Ficus belongs to the family of Mulberry plants, Moracea. Ficus plants are native to ...