Botanical Name: Ficus elastica
Common Name: Rubber Plant, India Rubber Plant Type of Plant: dicot: tree Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape a vigorously growing, upright, mostly single-trunked plant, with ascending and spreading branches forming a potentially very large canopy Height 20-40' Spread 3/4 to equal Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full or partial sun preferred; can tolerate shade Soil thrives in most except alkaline desert soils Hardiness some frost (zones 19-24); grows best near the coast Morphology: Leaves pinnate, alternate, oval-elliptic or oblong; 8-12" long, bright green, with small aristate apex; leaves leathery and very glossy Flowers inconspicuous, green, in pairs along leaf axis Fruit a small synconium: oval, 1/2" wide, green-yellow when ripe Propagation: seed or semihardwood cuttings Usage: a potentially very large shade tree, valued for the large glossy tropical-effect foliage; has extremely aggressive, shallow root system; unpruned may become very bushy in form Landscape Care: Watering regular to heavy watering is preferred Fertilizing little needed after established Pruning head high and develop widespreading scaffold structure Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other Origin: India Family: Moraceae Notes: |
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