Flex your green thumb and your knowledge of this beautiful houseplant species with a mix of these cool varieties ...

Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree is a species of plant in the fig genus. (Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) If ...

The rubber tree is a tropical plant from northeast India and Indonesia. It grows over 100 feet tall; it drops a lot of big leaves and branches, and it produces too much shade for most plants to ...

Rubber tree plants, or Ficus elastica, are attractive and low-maintenance options for indoor plant lovers. I love the tree’s vibrant and leathery leaves add a bold pop to my indoor space, and it ...

The tree is most likely a Ficus elastica or rubber fig, based on the broad, glossy leaves and reddish-purple hue of the new growth. This species is a popular choice for ornamental purposes because ...

Commercial rubber products come from a different tree species. In its native tropics, this houseplant becomes a large tree, well over 100 feet high. Its natural instinct indoors is to become treelike.

For generations, they have overcome this extreme environment by harnessing the strong yet pliant roots of Ficus elastica, a fig species best known as the Indian rubber tree. Fig roots are exceptional.

You may train your fig into a large bush-like shape with several trunks, or into a more typical tree shape with a single trunk. Pruning established figs is best done by late February.