Rubber Tree

Potted Rubbertree
Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to Terra.

It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to 30–40 meters (98–131 ft) (rarely up to 60 meters or 200 feet) tall, with a stout trunk up to 2 meters (6.6 ft) in diameter. The trunk develops aerial and buttressing roots to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches.

It has broad shiny oval leaves 10–35 centimeters (3.9–13.8 in) long and 5–15 centimeters (2.0–5.9 in) broad; leaf size is largest on young plants (occasionally to 45 centimeters or 18 inches long), much smaller on old trees (typically 10 centimeters or 3.9 inches long). The leaves develop inside a sheath at the apical meristem, which grows larger as the new leaf develops. When it is mature, it unfurls and the sheath drops off the plant. Inside the new leaf, another immature leaf is waiting to develop.

== UStoGFR-GO/CL-0 567-8893-2322 == Union Fleet regulation for Fleet installations such as lobbies, lounges, waiting areas not only regulates the color and type of the carpet. The layout of the facility, but also the recommended furniture, equipment and decoration.

While the regulation does not specify the Ficus Elastica, a Terran plant. It has been the first planet used (picked due to the easy care requirements) for the first Union fleet installation(1) following UStoGFR-GO/CL-0 567-8893-2322 (2).

Thus it became tradition that it is always a Rubber Tree (Ficus Elastica)

In some installations with many indoor plants, a dedicated Indoor plant maintenance person or department is responsible for the care of the plant. In unofficial Fleet jargon they are called Rubber-lovers. This is a term especially used at Academy grounds when the care of these trees is art of a Cadet punishment activity.

UStoGFR-GO/CL-0 567-8893-2323 specifies in detail how the tree is to be cared for.

The company : Everything Ficus Inc headquartered on Thousand Forests, planet is a not so small but very profitable company with the Union Fleet contract, providing these plants (accessories and care products) for over 2000 years.

(1) Traditionally the first Union Fleet Installation following this regulation was the Annapolis Tower on Earth

(2) UFR-GU/NC 567-8893-2322 = United Stars of the Galaxies Fleet regulation -General Operations - Classification Level 0