Please ID this wonderful tree/bush... whatever it is!

willw · 22nd September 2008, 10:06 AM

Hello. We got this plant at a family members funeral. It was roughly 5" tall at the time.

After three years it is now 4' tall and has exploded with leaves. It may be multiple plants that are intertwined, I am unsure. If it is multiple plants will this hurt them in the long run? (It's just how it came...)

Every month or so the bottom leaves will die off and many top branches with leaves will grow out.

We water it every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, no real measurement of water, we eyeball it. If it gets yellow in the leaves we may skip a day on the watering which seems to even things out.

All in all I think it is pretty healthy and doesn't seem to be slowing down growth wise, so we want to know what kind it is... how big is this beast going to get?!

Oh, and yes it looks awful in the pot now but we were replanting it into a huge pot today and ran out of soil, we are picking more up tomorrow I'm sure it'll be okay for a night.

Thanks!

pcarborist · 22nd September 2008, 10:27 AM

It's a Schefflera.

TrueBlacktopp · 22nd September 2008, 12:58 PM

Pachira Aquatica or braided bonsai money tree plant is meant to bring financial success and should be placed in the office. Over-watering is the only worry.

Sean Freeman · 22nd September 2008, 03:49 PM

I think Trueblacktopp has it

Pachira aquatica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

22nd September 2008, 10:06 AM	#1
willw I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1	Please ID this wonderful tree/bush... whatever it is! Hello. We got this plant at a family members funeral. It was roughly 5" tall at the time. After three years it is now 4' tall and has exploded with leaves. It may be multiple plants that are intertwined, I am unsure. If it is multiple plants will this hurt them in the long run? (It's just how it came...) Every month or so the bottom leaves will die off and many top branches with leaves will grow out. We water it every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, no real measurement of water, we eyeball it. If it gets yellow in the leaves we may skip a day on the watering which seems to even things out. All in all I think it is pretty healthy and doesn't seem to be slowing down growth wise, so we want to know what kind it is... how big is this beast going to get?! Oh, and yes it looks awful in the pot now but we were replanting it into a huge pot today and ran out of soil, we are picking more up tomorrow I'm sure it'll be okay for a night. Thanks! Attached Thumbnails

22nd September 2008, 10:27 AM	#2
pcarborist Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PC Posts: 176	Re: Please ID this wonderful tree/bush... whatever it is! It's a Schefflera.

22nd September 2008, 12:58 PM	#3
TrueBlacktopp Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Location: White Rock, bc Posts: 26	Re: Please ID this wonderful tree/bush... whatever it is! Pachira Aquatica or braided bonsai money tree plant is meant to bring financial success and should be placed in the office. Over-watering is the only worry.

22nd September 2008, 03:49 PM	#4
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	Re: Please ID this wonderful tree/bush... whatever it is! I think Trueblacktopp has it Pachira aquatica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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