Learn about the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), its natural habitat, ecological role, and benefits. Discover its ...

To propagate, follow the stem cutting process detailed earlier. Rubber plant, a large, flowering tree, can be propagated through a method called air layering (AKA girdling) the stem. “To girdle the ...

Conifers are foundational to ecosystems globally, providing critical environmental and economic value. Yet, their long life ...

Since Petch's “The Diseases and Pests of the Rubber Tree” (1921) and Steinmann's “Diseases and Pests of Hevea brasiliensis” (1925) were published, there has been great activity in ...

These plants’ tropical silhouettes add visual interest to empty corners and can warm up any room. Rubber tree plants are easy to propagate from cuttings, so you can fill your home with more rubber ...

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage.

Because Southeast Asian rubber trees are reproduced by clonal propagation, they end up being infected with the same diseases. By sharing the technology we develop with countries that produce natural ...

Hiratsuka, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has joined a research project to develop a new biomass business model to make use of discarded rubber tree seeds.

KUALA KANGSAR: The first rubber tree planted in Malaysia, estimated to be over 140 years old, is now said to be worth almost RM200,000. Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council (MPKK) secretary Saiful Azli ...

ONE of the first rubber trees planted in Malaysia is now over a century old. It continues to thrive in the heart of Seremban, drawing tourists to Negri Sembilan. Planted in 1877 at the Seremban ...