Schefflera seed

LATIN NAME: Schefflera arboricola

COMMON NAME: Umbrella Tree

The umbrella tree holds its large, palmate leaves with the leaflets radiating like the spokes, and the whole shrub stands in the broad, leafy clumps. The broad, fast-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree carries the large, palmate leaves with the five to seven oval, glossy, dark-green leaflets radiating from the top of the long stalk and the many small, greenish-white flowers in the large, branching, terminal clusters through the late summer, one of the fine, bold sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, glossy, orange-red fruits. The shrub is a fine, historic presence of the warm garden, and it is a shrub of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The umbrella tree is a historic subject of the plant science, and the palmate leaves keep showing up in the work on the bold foliage shrubs. The way the large, palmate leaves form with the five to seven oval, glossy, dark-green leaflets radiating from the top of the long stalk has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the bold foliage shrubs, the branching clusters and the members of the ginseng family. The glossy leaflets and the bold habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and the umbrella tree is a regular subject of the work on the palmate leaves of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The umbrella tree is a fine, bold shrub of the warm garden and the study collection. The large, palmate leaves with the five to seven oval, glossy, dark-green leaflets radiating from the top of the long stalk carry the fine, bold look of the warm garden, one of the fine, bold sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the many small, greenish-white flowers in the large, branching, terminal clusters open through the late summer, to be followed by the small, round, glossy, orange-red fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the pot and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the palmate leaves and the bold ways. It is a fine, bold shrub of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

Give the young shrubs the deep, rich, moist bed, and the bold leaves will rise over the years.

To grow the umbrella tree from seed, sow the small, round, brown seeds just under the surface of the deep pot of rich, sandy soil, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then pot the young shrubs on as they fill the pot. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the bold leaves will rise over the years.

It is a beautiful tender shrub or houseplant that gets great exotic evergreen foliage. They would make excellent additions to your rare plant collection, or just make a unique statement in your yard.