Black Rubber Tree

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.

Black rubber tree.

A classic houseplant the rubber tree plant ficus elastica grows up to 100 feet tall when grown outdoors. Rubber tree plant information. However when you grow rubber tree indoors as a houseplant it only grows up to 2 m 6 8 feet tall. You can propagate a new rubber tree plant from a cutting.

Department of agriculture hardiness zones 10b and 11. After spending quite a few years in the interiorscaping biz i found the rubber plant to be the easiest of the ficus trifecta which includes the fiddleaf fig and ficus benjamina to maintain and keep alive. But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall. 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.

Although it s native to asia it will grow outdoors in the warm climates of u s. Tipu soft rubber garden twine soft stretch plant and tree tie hollow stretch rubber twine expands with the growth plant fruit tree w cutter green 262 ft 4 5 out of 5 stars 179 11 99 11. The rubber plant ficus elastica could be the ideal houseplant for you if you want a tough but easy going indoor plant that can reach staggering heights within just a few years the shiny glossy leaves look great in most homes and although young plants start off small they will fill the space in an empty corner quickly. Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia.

Want an easy care indoor tree with large glossy leaves. They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care. 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. Native to south east asia the rubber tree grows on the edge of tropical rain forests.

These rubber plant care and growing tips will keep yours looking great. It s been slightly pushed aside and i think now s the. A conserv a store exclusive 72 protective tree ring of recycled tire rubber for the very large diameter trees that you ve been unable to find a protective rubber ring for previously. Center cut is 12 but more can be cut out for those gigantic large diameter trees you may have.