Hardy rubber tree should be grown in full sun on moist soil but when well established tolerates extensive drought.
Hardy rubber tree leaves.
The hardy rubber tree is botanically called eucommia ulmoides.
This rubbery substance is visible as thin strands which bridge two sections of a torn leaf.
Hardy rubber tree may be the only tree which grows in cold climates from which a rubber product can be obtained.
Native to and cultivated in china.
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.
Rounded at maturity with a rich tightly furrowed bark this tree has glossy dark green leaves in the summer.
Rubber trees do not require much light but flourish in bright indirect light.
The leaves are ovoid and the flowers are greenish.
It has an attractive round to broad spreading form and during summer the thick leaves are a very glossy green.
Phonetic spelling yoo kom ee uh ul moy dees.
Known for rubber production qualities along with its bark and valued for medicinal purposes.
If the plant gets less light while leaves are growing the leaves will actually be larger.
Where to put it.
The tree is rounded in shape.
A tough pest free tree of uncommon beauty.
Eucommia ulmoides commonly called hardy rubber tree is typically grown as an ornamental shade tree because of its attractive glossy green foliage and its excellent resistance to insect and disease problems it is native to china but is possibly now extinct in the wild.
Hardy rubber tree is a noteworthy shade tree.
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Hardy rubber tree is the perfect shade tree for lawns or parks and makes for an impressive street tree.
It has an attractive rounded form and is free of insect and disease problems.
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The hardy rubber tree is a medium shade tree that gets its name from the latex that exudes when its lustrous glossy green leaves are torn.
If you tear a leaf you will see fine rubber strands from which this tree gets its name.
It is a low branching tree that typically grows 40 60 tall with broad ascending branches and.
While your rubber tree is in its growing season.
The tree is a deciduous tree it will be up to 20 m 66 ft high.
Very tolerant of many soils and drought conditions.
As it is a rubber tree stringy or waxy like sap will appear at bark leaf or small ends of limb twig breaks.
Size and light requirements.
Hardy rubber tree a native of china can be used in the landscape as a shade tree.
Many people put their rubber trees near a window where the light is filtered through a pair of sheer curtains.
Lustrous elm shaped green leaves.
