Rubber Tree Care

How to take care of a rubber tree.

Rubber tree care.

Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia. A rubber tree plant is also known as a ficus elastica these large trees can grow up to 50 feet 15 m tall. If you re tired of coddling the notoriously fickle fiddle leaf fig or weary of picking up dropped leaves from your weeping fig every day try a rubber plant. Rubber tree ficus elastica originates in india and malaysia and grows in u s.

As a domesticated houseplant rubber plants grow anywhere between six to ten feet tall you can grow outdoor rubber plants if you live in zone. It s been slightly pushed aside and i think now s the. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12. Want an easy care indoor tree with large glossy leaves.

Rubber trees formally ficus elastica can be enjoyed as either medium sized house plants or grown to become focal point beautiful indoor trees if you re patient enough to grow your own plants that start out younger when you buy them adapt better to indoor living than starting with a more mature plant. But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall. These rubber plant care and growing tips will keep yours looking great. Ficus elastica more commonly known as a rubber plant rubber tree or rubber tree plant is a popular houseplant because of its waxy leaves and larger than life appearance.