Re: Mystery seedling (photo linked)

Cheryl,

A second guess here, after Jan's prompting of
Trevesia, which I don't think it is...  Try looking up
Cussonia spicata, as the lobed leaves do resemble
this.  I don't think it is Trevesia, which I grow in
my own garden, as the stem would be much fatter and
thorny, and the leaf stem clasps the trunk, and the
leaves are quite abit thicker and more glossy green. 
I still think this is most probably a manioc plant...

--- Jan Smithen <jsmithen@verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi Cheryl,
> 
> Looks like a Trevesia palmata to me.  I remember
> back in the 1980s,  
> this was a popular house plant, but not a very
> successful one.
> 
> 
> On Dec 7, 2006, at 4:56 PM, Cheryl Renshaw wrote:
> 
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I was in the abandoned back yard of a plant lover
> today, and came  
> > across
> > some seedlings of a mysterious plant. It has
> alternate palmate  
> > leaves with a
> > fascinating lobing pattern. I've scanned a leaf
> and a seedling for  
> > you to
> > look at, and have planted another seedling in a
> pot to see what  
> > results, but
> > I'd love to know what I've brought home.
> >
> > It seems clear that whatever it is it will self
> seed, but the  
> > seedlings
> > appear to be limited to a small area and it may
> not be too rampant.  
> > I'm
> > stumped and curious!
> >
> > Here's the link:
> >
> http://www.wr-architect.com/temp/MysteryPlant-sm.jpg
> >
> > Thanks for your help in identifying this.
> >
> > The same back yard has a pair of puzzling trees
> that are clearly frost
> > tender (the leaves died back when the overnight
> temperatures dipped  
> > into the
> > 40sF) but have also clearly survived at least a
> few years of  
> > regular winter
> > weather here. I'll post images of those plants
> when I get access to  
> > fresh
> > material next year. Flowers were similar to a
> myoporum and seedpods  
> > were
> > somewhat like a pittosporum but with 6 segments.
> Leaves were  
> > pinnate, I
> > think. The two trees are about 10-15' tall (2-3
> meters).
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Cheryl
> >
> > ----------
> > Cheryl Renshaw
> > Santa Clara, California
> >
> 
>
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