
Dwarf Umbrella Tree Seed (Schefflera arboricola)
Dwarf Umbrella Tree Seed (Schefflera arboricola)
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Schefflera arboricola (syn. Heptapleurum arboricolum) is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to Taiwan as well as Hainan. Its common name is dwarf umbrella tree, as it appears to be a smaller version of the umbrella tree Schefflera actinophylla.
GROWTH
It is an evergreen shrub growing to 8–9 m tall, free-standing, or clinging to the trunks of other trees. The leaves are palmately compound, with 7–9 leaflets, the leaflets 9–20 cm long and 4–10 cm broad (though often smaller in cultivation). The flowers are produced in a 20 cm panicle of small umbels, each umbel 7–10 mm diameter with 5–10 flowers.
CULTIVATION AND USES
It is commonly grown as a houseplant, popular for its tolerance of neglect and poor growing conditions. It is also grown as a landscape plant in milder climates where frosts are not severe. Numerous cultivars have been selected for variations in leaf colour and pattern, often variegated with creamy-white to yellow edges or centres, and dwarf forms. The cultivar 'Gold Capella' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The umbrella plant lends itself easily to the bonsai form and is popular as an indoor bonsai.
CARE
The plant prefers higher light if possible, but can adapt to a wide variety of light levels. As a tropical plant it likes moisture, but avoid letting the plant sit in water after you water it. It likes to be moist but not wet.
AERIAL ROOTS
Under the right conditions, this plant will produce aerial roots that, when they reach the ground, will convert to fully functional roots. They give the plant an unusual and interesting appearance. Three conditions must be maintained for the plant to produce them: a high growth rate, insufficient trunk roots (the plant is root bound or these roots are pruned) and constant, very high humidity.
Germination of Schefflera Arboricola Seeds
Horticulturalists at Cornell University recommend soaking dwarf umbrella tree seeds in hot water for 12 hours before you sow them. Use four times as much water as the volume of seeds. The water should be 60°C (140 F. If you soak the seeds in hot water before you plant them, 97 percent should germinate in about 39 days.
Organic Seeds ? | Organic Seeds |
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Pretreatment of sowing ? | Pour hot water over the seeds Soak in water before sowing 12-24 h |
Handpicked seeds ? | Handpicked seeds |
Plant is suitable for growing ? | The plant is suitable for growing on a balcony-terrace |
Suitable for growing in flower pot ? | Suitable for pot: Yes |


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