We always referred to this as an Umbrella tree. I have in the past shortened
them by air layering them, then replanting.

"CP_Redhead" u36589@uwe wrote in message news:769965c0b1c7c@uwe...
We bought this plant at IKEA (of all places!) a little less than 5 years
ago.
We thought it would be a small houseplant that we would kill in just a
matter
of time. Needless to say, it has grown huge and we haven't killed it, but
we
have NO idea what it is. We've always kept it inside, but it is getting
so
big now, it will be up to our ceiling in just a matter of months and then
what? HELP, any ideas??? Let me know if you think you need me to post a
picture of a close up of anything. I just really want to know what the
heck
this is. Thanks!

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