Because the latex sap of the tree will not tolerate any frost whatsoever and there are very few locations in the US which are absolutely frost-free.
Before the invention of "Synthetic Rubber", natural rubber grew inside of trees (called rubber trees). Vietnam was rich in rubber trees. During the Vietnam War, US armored columnes frequently engaged NVA troops inside the rubber tree plantations.
It gives us rubber(coming from the name) and oxygen as well as many other trees
the gypsies owned the plantations in the southern US.
yes it is from Indonesia i believe. it is imported to the us and is a major ingredient in the making of tires
Rubber comes from the Rubber tree originally growing in Brazil, then introduced to the Far East. United States got there rubber from the Far East, but during World War ll the supply was cut off and therefore the push was to create a synthetic rubber. United States is now one of the leading producers of synthetic rubber.
The plantations were owned by economically well-off white people.
All trees give us wood. That's what makes them trees as opposed to shrubbery, grasses, etc.
There are no plantations in the US. Slavery ended January 1, 1863.
Only in Hawaii.
They grow on a tree, and are produced mainly in Japan. Smaller quantities are grown in the US (mainly California), Israel, and Italy.
No US president had a rubber jaw bone.
Primarily, cotton and tobacco.