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India
Rubber
Tree
Ficus elastica
Roxb.
FIE-cuss
ee-LASS-teh-cah
Moraceae
Explanation
of name:
Ficus is an ancient Latin name for figs. Elastica refers to the
white latex.
Natural
range:
Asia, Tropical Asia (BA1)
Recognition:
Tree with large, stiff, flat, thick, mostly elliptic, entire-margined glabrous
(hairless) leaves 6”-12” long (BA1), thick branchlets, a large conical bud, and
abundant milky sap
Landscape
uses:
A much-grown fig, often a potted plant but potentially maturing into a large
tree. A popular indoor plant.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems
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Ficus elastica |
India Rubber Tree |
Exotic |
Tree
(may be maintained as a shrub) |
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To 50’ (BR1) |
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SU-SH
WT
DT
(PBCC) |
Weedy and messy
Milky sap a nuisance
Leafdrop messy |
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