But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
Rubber tree leaves brown spots.
Rubber plants suffer from sunburn when they re suddenly exposed to too much light.
When temperatures drop below 40 degrees f a rubber tree plant may display irregularly shaped brown spots on established leaf surfaces.
Predisposed to enjoy partial shade rubber tree plants grow to heights between 2 and 10 feet tall indoors.
Brown spots on my ficus rubber tree s leaves.
Xanthomonas leaf spot is one of the most common diseases found in rubber trees.
They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care.
Rubber tree plants suffer from disease when grown in improper climates.
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.
Caused by a bacteria called xanthomonas campestris it is characterized by tiny oozing spots that appear on the leaves eventually causing them to yellow and die.
And while there are many reasons for plain old brown spots when those spots look like little brown bull s eyes the answer my friends is fairly simple organism wise that is.
When the plant is well hydrated leaves are strong and firm holding up well with a nice waxy glow.
The spots may turn brown as tissue dies and the leaves may fall off the plants.
Remove all leaves with brown spots from plants and also remove any dropped leaves to help break the life cycle of these diseases.
Symptoms include the appearance of yellow or white spots and patches on the leaves.
If the air is too dry the tips will dry out first and the yellow brown spots will grow inwards.
This can happen when plants that are used to low light are moved to a brighter spot.
Outside their hardiness area of u s.
Those plant leaf spots are caused by one of nature s most basic organisms.
The rubber plant is one of my favorite invincible houseplants because i know it will soon recover from this little mishap.
Rubber trees ficus elastica are broadleaf evergreen trees that grow about 25 feet tall in the landscape.
If you notice brown spots on your rubber tree whether they re caused by a fungal or bacterial problem it may be difficult to manage the disease.
Plants with spotted leaves.