Ficus elastica prefers bright sunlight but not hot temperatures. It has a high tolerance for drought, but prefers humidity and thrives in wet, tropical conditions. Ornamental hybrids (such as Robusta) have been derived from "Ficus elastica" with broader, stiffer and more upright leaves than the wild form. Many such hybrids exist, often with variegated leaves. "Ficus elastica" yields a milky white latex, a chemical compound separate from its sap and carried and stored in different cells. This latex was formerly used to make rubber, but it should not be confused with the Pará rubber tree, the main commercial source of latex for
Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree with originally of land, later subdivided to in the 1950s, and one acre lots in the 1960s. The castle with its substantial landscaped grounds was built by newspaper propietor Frank Bennett, and had been host to a number of notable guests and visitors in his ownership, tenanted later by Dame Nellie Melba, and other notable guests in later periods when used as a private hotel and banking executive training school. Site of "Ficus superba var. henneana" tree was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree Site of