Rubber Land What are the facts on the

cultivation of Rubber?

The total harvesting period for a single Rubber Tree is 32 Years.

New Trees start producing Latex after 5 to 6 Years or when the

base circumference is 20 inches.

Harvesting is done on each side of the tree in 4 x 6 Year intervals.

A further 3 Years can be taken to harvest the last remaining Latex.

On the 33rd Year Harvesting stops and the plantation is marked for

uprooting.

Rubber Tree Waste Once the Rubber Land has reached the end of its economical life, the

trees are uprooted so that the next Cultivation Cycle can commence.

The Uprooted Rubber Trees in Sri Lanka are Waste.

The most common end use for this Waste Stream is Fire Wood.

1 Acre is equal to 400 Yards of tree.

18 Yards of tree weighs approximately 8.5 Tons.

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The Rubber Holding Sector of Sri Lanka in

2010 consisted of 127,092 smallholdings &

570 estate divisions scattered across 15

Rubber growing districts.

The total extent of Rubber Holdings was

125,645 hectares, out of which 97,960

hectares have reached maturity (tapping

stage) & 27,685 are immature lands (less than

7 years).

Estate Managed 46,250 hectares - 37%

Small Holding 79,395 hectares - 63%

Small Holding Age Groups

Below 7 Years 16,729 hectares 21%

7> to 13 Years 5,435 hectares 7%

13> to 19 Years 12,838 hectares 16%

19> to 25 Years 18,100 hectares 23%

25> to 31 Years 13,864 hectares 17%

Above 31 Years 12,429 hectares 16%

Census of Rubber Lands 2010 The Sri Lankan Census of Rubber lands was conducted from July to December 2010 by the

Rubber Development Department. The technical guidance was obtained from the

Department of Census & Statistics and the field data collection was carried out by the

Agriculture Research & Development Assistants (ARPA) of the Department of Agrarian

Development. The Staff of Rubber Development Department did the field supervision.