1. Ficus Elastica — Rubber Tree Firstly, one of the most popular ficus varieties is the ficus elastica, also known as the rubber plant.

Ficus Elastica With attractive dark foliage, the Ficus Elastica is, in some ways, elastic: It's flexible enough to grow in a myriad of ways. "You can grow these to stand perfectly straight up for ...

The ficus can grow large in a short time, and it is best restricted to large parks and school yards. Several years ago, I measured an old Ficus retusa in Palm Beach; it had a trunk circumference ...

The first plant I bought when I arrived in Florida was a ficus, or weeping fig.I couldn’t resist. A similar-size tree would have cost three times as much up North.Because ficus are cultivated in ...

This graceful, glossy-leaved plant is often grown as a landscape tree in the warmest areas of Polk, where its 1/2 inch, orange, pink or red fruit sometimes form.

Joyce, who’s done extensive work for the Edison & Ford Winter Estates’ historic trees, including many ficus varieties, spent the better part of Thursday morning examining the tree. Clipboard ...