If you re tired of coddling the notoriously fickle fiddle leaf fig or weary of picking up dropped leaves from your weeping fig every day try a rubber plant.
Tall rubber plant tree.
The ficus lyrata or fiddleleaf fig is revered in the groovy design world but we know many find it a challenge to grow.
I ve found that both of these plants do best in higher light conditions and are.
A usually problem free indoor plant the rubber tree ficus elastica also grows outdoors in u s.
With careful pruning you can shape your rubber tree to be exactly as tall as you want.
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But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
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.
How to cut back a rubber tree plant that is 10 feet tall.
The ficus benjamina or weeping fig drops leaves like it s fall every day.
The rubber plant is also known as ficus elastica and rubber tree.
In its native environment it s normal for a rubber plant to grow to over 100 tall.
A rubber tree plant is also known as a ficus elastica these large trees can grow up to 50 feet 15 m tall.
Don t worry though as a houseplant rubber plants usually get to around 8 10.
As a domesticated houseplant rubber plants grow anywhere between six to ten feet tall you can grow outdoor rubber plants if you live in zone.