Like fiddle leaf figs a rubber plant is seriously sculptural when it has room to grow as you can really see in this home from freunde von freunden.
Rubber fig tree fruit.
It is most commonly grown as a house plant for its attractive leaves and decorative habit.
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After spending quite a few years in the interiorscaping biz i found the rubber plant to be the easiest of the ficus trifecta which includes the fiddleaf fig and ficus benjamina to maintain and keep alive.
The fruit is commonly eaten.
These rubber plant care and growing tips will keep yours looking great.
Overview information fig is a tree.
Often seen as an interior container plant rubber tree has large 3 to 12 inch long thick glossy evergreen leaves multiple trunks and a spreading irregular canopy.
Ecology fig fruit is an important food source for much of the fauna in some areas and the tree owes its expansion to those that feed on its fruit.
The fig tree ficus carica is the only member of its genus which produces fruit with most other ficus members being giant rubber trees native to tropical areas.
Seed is dispersed by birds and mammals that scatter the seeds in droppings.
Want an easy care indoor tree with large glossy leaves.
When does a fig tree bear fruit.
People use fig fruit for conditions such as constipation and diarrhea.
Able to reach 100 feet in height in its native habitat in the jungle but most often seen at about 35 to 45 feet in the landscape rubber tree is useful as a screen shade.
It s a robust indoor plant that grows well in low light and can handle unfavorable indoor conditions such as air conditioning and cold spells.
Four types of fig tree are grown either as domestic fruit trees or for commercial cultivation and all are soft wooded short statured trees generally reaching no more than 30 feet in.
Once a fig tree reaches maturity it can be expected.
The rubber fig is a large attractive tree found throughout india china and south east asia.
The fruit leaves and root are used to make medicine.
Fig trees ficus carica grow well in areas that provide the eight hours of daily sun and moderate winters.