Monday, November 16, 2009

What is this tree?

It's the one in the center of the photo, not the agave in the foreground, or the podacarpus in the background. I'm thinking some kind of rubber plant? Thanks!





http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii127...

What is this tree?
This appears to be Ficus elastica, the rubber tree. You might take close up photos of the end of the limbs and post those. See if this looks like it:


http://mgonline.com/rubbertreeleaves.jpg
Reply:WELL ITS VERY BEAUTIFUL


BUT BELEIE IT OR NOT ITS AN OAK TREE I EVEN RESEARCHED IT I WAS SUPRISED TOO
Reply:I would agree with the rubber tree - if you look closely at the photo of the fiddle-leaf fig, the base of the leaf is "eared", meaning it has two lobes. The plant in your original photo doesn't have these, but come straight in to the petiole (stem) of the leaf.
Reply:Si. I'd say elastica, but I'm no Ficus expert. Although I would suggest it's a cultivar - some striking veination you don't usually get on straight species elastica.


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