The rubber used in this country comes from tree plantations in Southeast Asia. Since 2002, the price of rubber has risen with energy and transportation costs. And while demand for rubber is ...

Rubber trees are back. After years and years of virtual absence from the list of potted plant possibilities, they have started appearing in shopping malls and office buildings again. Perhaps it ...

Q-I have a rubber tree that I`d like to propagate. How can I cut and replant it?A-Tip cuttings from a rubber plant, Ficus elastica, are tricky to root. You will have better luck through air layering.

Rubber trees get the normal houseplant insects, including aphids, mealy bugs, ... Then, plant it in damp soil or water, until it roots. Rubber trees can also be propagated by air layering.

The source tree for natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis, is frequently affected by a bark necrosis syndrome, which has been observed since the 1980s. The disease leads to sharp falls in latex ...

Q: My rubber plant is top heavy, and the roots are coming out of the soil in the container. How do I trim it and root the limbs? I also have a tall schefflera that keeps falling over. How do I ...

Giving Rubber Tree Some Bounce. January 28, 2009. By Scott Aker. Q Nine years ago, I got a rubber tree that was just 10 inches tall. Now it stands about 11 feet high, and it towers over my living ...

In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers weave the roots of living rubber trees into sturdy pedestrian bridges.On a quest to document the tradition ...