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Schefflera pueckleri

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Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Schefflera (shef-LER-uh) (Info)
Species: pueckleri

Synonym:Tupidanthus pueckleri
Synonym:Tupidanthus calyptratus

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Category:
Shrubs
Trees

Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction

Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Cream/Tan

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Evergreen
Chartreuse/Yellow
Shiny/Glossy-Textured
Veined

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible

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2 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	Joan	On May 7, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote: Editor's Note Some resources list the leaves and plant sap from all parts of as poisonous if ingested. The toxic principal is oxalates. Symptoms include vomiting, numbness and tingling of the mouth, lack of coordination. Reportedly toxic only if large amounts are eaten. The plant can also cause skin irritation after contact with the cell sap. Irritation is said to be minor and only lasts for a few minutes. We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to caution gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
Positive	BayAreaTropics	On Sep 12, 2005, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote: A five star plant for the tropical look garden. Mine has grown in my yard since 1978. Fast grower to 20-30 feet. Can be pruned and is much better for cool summer gardens then the common umbrella plant. Survived 22 degrees in '92. Came back from the bottom 1" of protected trunk to a now 25 foot,thick trunk tree. Sun or shade,loves water and fertilizer. My personal favorite outdoor tropical plant. Queensland?, I heard it's from the Himalayas in India and that would explain its much greater cold tolerance than it's cousin.
Positive	qwk44stp	On Jun 11, 2003, qwk44stp from Carpinteria, CA wrote: This plant has a beautiful, spreading habit of large palmately compound leaves and a tropical look originating from Queensland- the same location as its cousin, Schefflera (Brassaia actinophylla)Araliaceae. Singularly fascinating are the multi branching, stoutly stalked flower buds that lose their caps, hence, calyptratus, and produce a ring of stamens circling a 1" fruiting body. The look of this array which can number more than twenty branches of from six to ten florets each, is impressive. Several such arrays appear on the tree from November to the next summer. The face of the "hammer" (Tupi...)shows a dot line reminiscent of that which one might suppose appears in Mitosis, at anaphase. Have fun!

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Carpinteria, California
Hayward, California
Oakland, California
San Diego, California
Upland, California

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