sooby said:It does have the look of Araliaceae but have we reconciled this with the opposite leaves?
I wouldn't take too much notice of what is determined as opposite as opposed to alternate. This tree, in my wonky opinion, has both. Opposite leaves to those which are opposite, and alternate leaves to those which are a step up to the next column (if you know what I mean).
This isn't the norm we know, when referring to opposite we aren't normally looking at leaves which come directly from a tree trunk in 4 vertical rows.
I will have to leave you all for now, it's nearly 3.30am here!