By Petro Kotzé The destruction of tropical rainforests — seen in shocking images of huge wildfires, vast clearcuts, and dying ...

This step-by-step guide explains how to propagate rubber plants through cuttings and air layering.

Rubber plants are beautiful, low-maintenance houseplants. But these versatile specimens can sometimes drop their leaves without warning, leaving you to determine the cause. If your rubber plant ...

A research team has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for below-ground life, particularly in the tropics. Millions of small creatures toiling in a single hectare of soil including ...

Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities Research team led by Göttingen University reveals that living roots are as important as dead leaves to sustain tropical soil biodiversity Peer ...

When planting a tree, horticulturists recommend against amending the soil around it because studies have shown that the root systems of trees in amended soils tend to remain confined to the ...

With the soil washed off, you should be able to see the slight flare at the base, where trunk becomes roots. Planting a tree or shrub at a level that you think is too high is better than too low.

Rubber plants "eat" their soil and will eventually have their roots exposed. When this happens, simply top your pot with additional soil and it will not be an issue.

Baby rubber plant best potted up in a friable, well-drained mix I have been keeping this plant for a few years, but I do not know its name. The roots seem to be protruding out of the soil.

End of March is the beginning of the main planting season here in south-central Pennsylvania, a time when it’s fine to start planting most trees, shrubs, evergreens, and perennial flowers.