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Schefflera arboricola
Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Tree, Ivy Tree, Dwarf Schefflera
Origin: Taiwan.
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Schefflera |
| Species |
| arboricola |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Heptapleurum arborcola |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 59 |
| Height |
| 3 - 7.6 m |
| Spread |
| 1.2 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Evergreen plant often grown in a bush form but sometimes can be found in a standard or braided trunk form, looking more in appearance like an exterior tree. |
| Landscape |
| Low-maintenance indoor potted plant. Where winter hardy, it is commonly used as a specimen/accent, hedge or container plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in bright partial shade with peaty, well-drained soil. Water regularly but moderately during the growing season, allowing the soil to dry in between. Avoid overwatering. Reduce watering in autumn and winter. Avoid direct sun. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs, aphids, thrips and spider mites. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are slender-stalked, compound, and palmate. Each leaf has 7-9 obovate-oblong to elliptic leaflets that grow to 10-15 cm long, arranged in a circle on leafstalks that grow to 15 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Tiny flowers grow in compound panicles. |
| Fruit Description |
| Round drupes, growing to 0.6 cm in diameter. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are medium to dark green flowers are red while fruit start out orange and mature to black. |
| Texture Description |
| Leaves are glossy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Contact may cause skin allergies. |
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