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Dwarf Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola

Photo by Ana Rosa
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Description:

Evergreen shrub growing to 3-6 m tall, free-standing, or clinging to the trunks of other trees. The leaves are palmately compound, with 7-9 leaflets, the leaflets 9-20 cm long and 4-10 cm broad (though often smaller in cultivation). The flowers are produced in a 20 cm panicle of small umbels, each umbel 7-10 mm diameter with 5-10 flowers.

Species ID Suggestions

Dwarf umbrella tree

Comments (2)

I have a Umbrella Tree that i tend to as an indoor plant, since we have cold winters. Very cool to see where they come from!

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