It has all of the above; long petioles, internodes and leaves.
Jerry Meislik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/
In a message dated 7/4/03 12:21:22 PM, writes:
I figured out that besides the large leaves my tree also has long petioles.

I suspect what you meant is that the tree has long internodes. I believe that
if you pinch it frequently, the leaf size and internode length will both
reduce.
Iris

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