The leaves on my rubber tree plant are no longer big but are quite small. I don't know why or what I can do to reverse this situation.
Small leaves can be a sign that a plant has a nutrient deficiency, especially of nitrogen or zinc. Here's how to supplement your plant with these nutrients:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/understanding-nitrogen-requirements-for-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/zinc-and-plant-growth.htm
I read one of your great articles (link below) about Propagating a Rubber Tree Plant. I have one that is overgrown so I need to cut but would like to use the cutting for propagating https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/rubber-tree/propagation-rubber-tree-plant.htm There is a section of your instructions that I am unsure about, I quoted it below: "...Cover the cutting with either a jar or clear plastic, but make sure that the intact leaves do not touch the glass or plastic. If you need to, you can cut the remaining leaves in half, removing the half that is not attached to the stem." Am i covering the entire plant in plastic from the top while the bottom sits in a pot with soil OR wrapping the bottom (where the root will grow) in the soil with plastic OR neither .... Thank you.
It may require a little bit more light if it is getting "leggy" on you. You can prune anytime indoors. Just cut where you want the new height to be. You can even root these cuttings relatively easily. Here is an article for more information on this: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/rubber-tree/propagation-rubber-tree-plant.htm
I received a rubber plant as a secret santa gift at a Christmas party. It was a good party, so I took an Uber home and forgot that I put the plant in my car. The temperature was in the low 20's overnight and low 30's during the day. All the plants leaves are limp and the dirt in the pot is frozen. Is my plant dead, or will it perk back up? I'm super disappointed about this as I was very excited about the gift.
Given the temperatures and the fact that the soil and roots were frozen, your plant may not survive.
Keep it lightly watered and wait and see.
Rubber Tree plants are quite common and you can replace if it doesn't make it.
My rubber tree (12 yrs old) was damaged badly during a freeze. The leaves curled up and are brown. Can it be saved? Should I prune the branches to remove the frozen part? If so should I move it inside ?
With freeze damaged trees, it is important to protect them from any further freezes and to avoid pruning until they start to grow again. If any more freezing weather is predicted in your area, you should move the tree indoors. If you do move it indoors, it will need little watering and no fertilizer until spring.
Many trees can survive freeze damage but may lose branches, so wait till spring to judge how much damage has been done. Then you can see which parts of the plant are beginning to grow back and which parts are dead, and you can prune accordingly. Also see these articles for more information:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/tips-for-saving-cold-damaged-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-scratch-test.htm
My 8 foot tall rubber tree plant got frozen in our freezing weather this year. Should it be cut back to the ground?
Freeze damage has been a common problem this year. Given how unpredictable Mother Nature is, delay pruning dead stems and branches until you are sure no more frost will occur. Then cut back until you reach live tissue; usually you can tell by the color in the center of cut stems. Look for a thin green ring just under the "skin". You may end up cutting to the ground. If you are lucky, the roots will still be alive and send up a new stem. Pruning now will stimulate new growth right when the plant is under severe stress. If another frost comes, it will kill the new growth and leave the roots exhausted.
I put my rubber tree in what was probably too large of a pot. It has been in there for around two years. The pot is about 36 inches around and 2.5 feet deep. Do you think it is possible to dig it out of the pot and put it in something a bit smaller? I'm moving soon (naturally I live in a walk up) and I don't want to break my back lugging my big guy around.
It is possible. Just make sure that the roots fit into the transport pot. These are happy being rootbound, and don't mind being in a "just fit" container.
Here is an article for more information on the plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/rubber-tree/how-to-care-for-a-rubber-tree-plant.htm
I am in Florida and my rubber tree suffered damage from some exceptionally cold weather we had and it is so very large I was not able to cover it. Now it seems to have been damaged beyond saving, or has it? what to do. what to do?
There is not much that you can do in this situation. Leave the dead growth until the warm weather appears again. After you see new growth then you know it is alive, and you can cut the dead growth then.
This is unfortunate, but sometimes they do survive. Here is an article for more information on the tree:https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/rubber-tree/rubber-plant-outdoors.htm