Where Are Rubber Trees

Rubber tree south american tropical tree of the spurge family euphorbiaceae.

Where are rubber trees. Rubber trees are grown in regions that are hot and moist that is. Water your rubber tree when the soil is slightly dry to the touch. Watering too frequently may cause leaf yellowing. In central and south america 31 700 tons of natural rubber in asia which is the chief producer 3 207 100 tons of natural rubber.

Its most famous feature is the milky white sap known as latex which flows freely from the tree when a sliver of bark is removed. Also if water drains out of the pot to the saucer beneath dump it out. Feed your rubber tree with a general purpose fertilizer a few times a year especially. And don t get overly zealous.

In the wild the rubber tree will grow to heights of 100 to 130 feet and can live up to 100 years. Rubber trees are low maintenance. The rubber tree is a medium to a high light indoor plant. It sits about 5 away from the windows.

Hevea brasiliensis the pará rubber tree sharinga tree seringueira or most commonly the rubber tree or rubber plant is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family euphorbiaceae it is the most economically important member of the genus hevea because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber. 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. Where rubber trees are grown. Cultivated on plantations in the tropics and subtropics especially in southeast asia and western africa it replaced the rubber plant in the early 20th century as the chief source of natural rubber.

In africa 250 000 tons of natural rubber. Mine grows in my office in an east south exposure where a trio of windows gives it a good amount of bright natural light all day. In africa they are grown mainly in the forest regions.