Rubber Plant
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1Will it grow where I live?
Rubber Plant is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. It also needs warm summers – in Central Europe that means wine-growing regions, cities or a sheltered south-facing wall.
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Profile
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 30 m
- Spread
- 25 m
- Growth
- fast
- Lifespan
- 50 years
- First yield
- after 5 years
- Hardiness
- zone 10–12
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Clay
- Soil moisture
- moist – very wet
- pH
- 5.5 – 7
Flowering & harvest
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Uses
Growing
The rubber plant prefers a location with bright, indirect light and well-draining soil. It requires moderate watering, avoiding waterlogging. Propagation is done through cuttings or air layering. Regular pruning promotes bushy growth and prevents breakage from weak branches.
Frequently asked questions
Rubber Plant: how big does it get?
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 30 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 25 m. Growth is fast.
Rubber Plant: what site does it need?
Rubber Plant tolerates partial shade. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Clay. Soil moisture should be in the range moist – very wet. The pH may lie between 5.5 and 7.
Rubber Plant: is it hardy?
Rubber Plant is listed as hardy in zone 10–12 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Rubber Plant: will it grow in Central Europe?
Rubber Plant is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. It also needs warm summers – in Central Europe that means wine-growing regions, cities or a sheltered south-facing wall.
Rubber Plant: when does it flower?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate it flowers from March to May.
Rubber Plant: when is it harvested?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate the fruit ripens from June to July.
Rubber Plant: is it poisonous?
Individual parts of Rubber Plant are noted as mildly problematic — the plant does not count as poisonous. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone, only on a confident identification.
Rubber Plant: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 1/10, Medicinal 1/10, Other uses 1/10.
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