Tapping Rubber And Latex In The Morning Stock Photo

Rubber tapping is the process by which latex is collected from a rubber tree. Rubber tapping is not damaging to the forest, as it does not require the tree to be cut down in order for the latex to be extracted. Each night a rubber tapper must remove a thin layer of bark along a downward half spiral on the tree trunk. If done carefully and with skill, this tapping panel will yield latex for up to five hours.