(Araliaceae)
Schefflera hoi  BSWJ11747

Description

A new species to cultivation from the extreme north of northern Vietnam on the border with China, where it formed small single stemmed trees to 5m tall in forest clearings, although it is recorded to 12m. Here it held large leaves, for this group that has two whorls of leaflets, composed of up to 9 slightly in-curved leaflets to 30 cm long held on long petioles to 60 cm long. Bearing a large terminal paniculate inflorescence composed of many racemes of 5-ribbed black globose fruit, a result of the small yellow-green flowers September to November. Easily grown in sun to light shade in a fertile moisture retentive soil sheltered from cold winds.

Pot Size

7.5 litre

Price

£50.00