Hardy Rubber Tree is fantastic in the landscape as a shade tree. It has an attractive round to broadly spreading form and during summer, the thick leaves are a very glossy green. As the name suggests, rubber can in fact be made from the tree sap, but the extraction process is complicated and too costly for commercial application. Good urban tree that tolerates air-pollution, poor drainage, compacted soil, and drought.
Size: Class II (medium)
Height: 40-55 ft
Width: 25-35 ft
Water: Drought tolerant in maturity
Light: Full sun/ part shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
Growth Rate: Moderate
Lower Water Demand, Wildlife Friendly
Hardy Rubber Tree is fantastic in the landscape as a shade tree. It has an attractive round to broadly spreading form and during summer, the thick leaves are a very glossy green. As the name suggests, rubber can in fact be made from the tree sap, but the extraction process is complicated and too costly for commercial application. Good urban tree that tolerates air-pollution, poor drainage, compacted soil, and drought.
Size: Class II (medium)
Height: 40-55 ft
Width: 25-35 ft
Water: Drought tolerant in maturity
Light: Full sun/ part shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
Growth Rate: Moderate
Lower Water Demand, Wildlife Friendly
