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!

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=100_1981.jpg

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!

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=100_1981.jpg

CP_Redhead said:

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!

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...tion=view&curr
ent=100_1981.jpg

Looks like a Schefflera, AKA umbrella tree. A very leggy Schefflera.
If it's the most common sort, S. actinophylla, it really wants to be a
tree (up to 40 feet tall).

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Pat Kiewicz wrote:
CP_Redhead said:

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
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http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...tion=view&curr
ent=100_1981.jpg

Looks like a Schefflera, AKA umbrella tree. A very leggy Schefflera.
If it's the most common sort, S. actinophylla, it really wants to be a
tree (up to 40 feet tall).

Yeah, it has a long "stump" and is falling over b/c the "stump" can't support
it. I don't think it can survive outdoors in the Seattle, WA area...

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CP_Redhead via HomeKB.com wrote:
Pat Kiewicz wrote:
CP_Redhead said:

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
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...tion=view&curr
ent=100_1981.jpg

Looks like a Schefflera, AKA umbrella tree. A very leggy Schefflera.
If it's the most common sort, S. actinophylla, it really wants to be a
tree (up to 40 feet tall).

Yeah, it has a long "stump" and is falling over b/c the "stump" can't support
it. I don't think it can survive outdoors in the Seattle, WA area...



Maybe if you could put it in a larger pot it might do better.... for a
while.

CP_Redhead via HomeKB.com wrote:
Pat Kiewicz wrote:
CP_Redhead said:

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
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...tion=view&curr
ent=100_1981.jpg

Looks like a Schefflera, AKA umbrella tree. A very leggy Schefflera.
If it's the most common sort, S. actinophylla, it really wants to be a
tree (up to 40 feet tall).

Yeah, it has a long "stump" and is falling over b/c the "stump" can't support
it. I don't think it can survive outdoors in the Seattle, WA area...



Maybe if you could put it in a larger pot it might do better.... for a
while.

If you air layer this plant , you can discard most of the bare trunk, then
re-pot the new root system attached to the plant. The shorter trunk will now
offer plenty of support.
Google search offers a variety of sites which discuss air layering.


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Pat Kiewicz wrote:
CP_Redhead said:

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
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...tion=view&curr
ent=100_1981.jpg

Looks like a Schefflera, AKA umbrella tree. A very leggy Schefflera.
If it's the most common sort, S. actinophylla, it really wants to be a
tree (up to 40 feet tall).

Yeah, it has a long "stump" and is falling over b/c the "stump" can't
support
it. I don't think it can survive outdoors in the Seattle, WA area...

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