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Fwd: Mystery seedling (photo linked)

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We have a small tree called Cussionia spicata. here is a scan of its leaf. ---Chas--- 
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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

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Cheryl Renshaw
Santa Clara, California

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