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.
Tall rubber plant tree.
A rubber tree plant is also known as a ficus elastica these large trees can grow up to 50 feet 15 m tall.
They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care.
With careful pruning you can shape your rubber tree to be exactly as tall as you want.
Don t worry though as a houseplant rubber plants usually get to around 8 10.
A usually problem free indoor plant the rubber tree ficus elastica also grows outdoors 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.
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.
I ve found that both of these plants do best in higher light conditions and are.
In its native environment it s normal for a rubber plant to grow to over 100 tall.
But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia.
How to cut back a rubber tree plant that is 10 feet tall.
Department of agriculture hardiness.
When learning how to care for a rubber tree plant there are a few key things to remember but rubber plant care isn t as difficult as one might think.