Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 12
Plant Height:	30 to 100 feet high outside in the tropics
Plant Spread:	30 to 50 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Broadleaf
Fruit:	Showy Other: Small, oval yellowish-green figs.
Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Suitable Locations:	Houseplant
Uses:	Shade Tree
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Layering
Pollinators:	Wasps
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Rubber Plant
Rubber Tree
Decora Tree

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Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2021-05-29
Moraceae: Ficus elastica - New leaves form inside vivid orange b

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2021-08-08
The white spots have manifested, which form before roots.

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Location: Chuluota, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-07-26
This is my brother's tree, great for pool side doesn't drop too m

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-02-10
Washington Park Botanical Garden

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Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
This is a new leaf that just emerged

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Location: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida
Date: 2022-02-24
full-grown tree in southern Florida outside

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Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2021-05-29
Moraceae: Ficus elastica - Bracts encasing the new leaves made c

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Location: central Illinois - Washington Park Botanical Garden
Date: 2014-03-22

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Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Date: 2016-08-18

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Location: Brisbane qld australia
Date: 2021-02-12

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Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-03-11

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Date: 2017-07-25
how often do i water this? ficus elastica

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Location: central Illinois - Washington Park Botanical Garden - Springfield, Il.
Date: 2014-03-22

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Location: central Illinois - Washington Park Botanical Garden - Springfield, Il.
Date: 3-22-14

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Location: Stockton, CA
Date: 2014-08-26
Rooting cuttings from my main ficus in Promix HP

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Location: Stockton, CA
Date: 2014-09-10
Took the basal stems growing out of the soil and created mini rub

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Location: Stockton, CA
Date: 2014-09-10
Took other basal stems (which are usually long), cut them down an

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Mar 21, 2022 8:36 AM concerning plant:

I've always looked upon this tree as being one of the most common and well-known houseplants here in the northern USA, and it still is. However, it is native to much of southern tropical Asia where it can grow to be a big tree to 100 feet high with a big trunk with high buttresses. It is known as having an aggressive root system as a big outdoor tree. I saw several outdoor trees in a park in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in southern Florida, where they were shade trees about 30 to 40 feet high.

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