Rubber Tree

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I was curious to find out what superstions if any may be associated with rubber trees in a house according to Feng Shui. I have heard that rubber trees in a house are bad luck. Is there any information on this?

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Tom,
1. From what I understand, rubber trees was originally imported into Singapore botanic gardens.
2. Later on, because of the significance of latex, rubber trees were grown particularly in West Malaysia where the sap is `milked' and carefully made into latex sheets. These sheets are very smelly.
3. When I was young, I remembered my grandparent (mother's side) own a rubber plantation and I particularly liked `playing' with the seeds.. where, one rubs it on a surface e.g. tile and it heats up and feels warm to the touch.
4. Rubber trees can grow particularly tall and I believe what you mentioned is only a plant. If it is planted in a pot, the tree would not grow large.
5. In my opinion, there is really nothing inauspicious about the rubber tree.
Perhaps, it is the concern of the sap that some may not like the plant. But in order to produce the sap, the `skin' of the tree has to be peeled off carefully without damaging the plant. If this is carefully done, it can give years of `sap'.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 4/10/01 6:37:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
I was curious to find out what
superstions if any may be
associated with rubber trees
in a house according to Feng
Shui. I have heard that
rubber trees in a house are
bad luck. Is there any
information on this?