General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 feet - 15 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Medium green with cream to yellow variegation
Fruit: Showy
Other: Clusters of orange-red berries
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Creamy yellowish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Dwarf Umbrella Tree
  • Umbrella Tree
  • False Aralia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Heptapleurum arboricola
  • Synonym: Schefflera arboricola

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-01-13
Location: In home, San Francisco
Date: 2024-03-15
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Date: 2022-03-04
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-08-21

Date: 2018-06-26
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Uploaded by wren
Uploaded by WillC
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05

Date: 2012-08-25
Location: Sanford, FL
Date: 2021-05-28
Location: Wahiawa Botanical Garden, Oahu Hawaii
Date: 2016-07-07
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-02-17

Date: 2012-01-10
Location: St. Augustine, FL.
Date: 2016-05-11
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-02-28

Date: September 8, 2011

Date: September 8, 2011
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2011-12-03 
In my yard
Location: At our garden - Tracy, CA
Date: 2011-10-17

Date: 2014-02-21

Date: 2014-02-21
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-01-30
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-06-18

Date: 2012-08-25

Date: 2012-08-25

Date: 2012-08-25

Date: 2012-08-25

Date: November 15, 2007
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05
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dschrad2 On September 30, 2018 Obtained plant
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Got from Nanny, only had four bunches of leaves
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