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Queensland Umbrella Tree – Schefflera actinophylla
(30 seeds)
$4.15
Multi trunked beuty that makes for a spectacularly interesting bonsai.
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Scheffleras form aerial roots which makes them ideal for dramatic bonsai forms. The strong surface rooting and fleshy roots makes root-over-rock styles very easy and gratifying.
Bonsai Difficulty
BeginnerBonsai Styles
Informal Upright, Root Over RockBonsai Size
Large (80-200cm)Position/Sunlight
Part ShadeAdditional Features
Attracts Birds, Easy Care PlantsGrowing Information
In the Garden
Sporting dramatic foliage, the tree is usually multi-trunked, and the flowers develop at the top of the tree. It often grows as an hemiepiphyte on other rainforest trees. It also produces racemes up to 2 m long containing up to 1,000 small red flowers. Flowering begins in early summer and typically continues for several months.
Propagation
Adaptable and easy-going, it will thrive indoors in good light or outdoors and makes a fantastic indoor plant. As a tropical species, it prefers a frost-free environment, but can tolerate very light frosts. Drought tolerant when established.
Product Details
| Common Name: | Queensland Umbrella Tree |
| Scientific Name: | Schefflera actinophylla |
| Seeds Per Packet: | Approx 30 |
| Climate: | Subtropical, Tropical |
| Ideal Soil pH: | Any |
| Soil Type: | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Position/Sunlight: | Part Shade |
| Watering: | Medium |
| Flower Colour: | Red |
| Bonsai Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Bonsai Styles: | Informal Upright, Root Over Rock |
| Bonsai Size: | Large (80-200cm) |
| Tree Full Height: | 10-15m |
| Tree Full Width: | 5-10m |
| Foliage: | Evergreen |
| Foliage Colour: | Green |
| Seasons Of Interest: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
| Climate: | Subtropical, Tropical |
| Additional Features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care Plants |
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