Basisdaten
description:
Nowadays, the hardy rubber tree is native to China. Millions of years ago, it was also common to the northern hemisphere. Rubber is produced in China from the tree.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Eucommia ulmoides
other name:
Gutta Percha
family:
Eucommiaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaf is oval, pointed with strong leaf veins, which are offset from one another. The petiole is short, the leaf margin is serrated and the leaf arrangement is alternate.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
greenish
flowering:
April - May
blossom color:
greenish
gender distribution:
dioecious
fruit:
Schizocarp: winged nutlets (samaras)
branches:
The branches are light brown and the buds are red-brown, globose with a small tip. The buds protrude and below the bud is a leaf scar.
bark:
The bark is light brown and furrowed slightly.
root:
shallow-rooting, highly branched
location:
sun
soil:
drained, deep soils
ph value:
slightly acidic to alkaline