Re: Fwd: Mystery seedling (photo linked)

It's tapioca/manioc.
Jason Dewees

--- Charles Dills <charlesdills@mac.com> wrote:

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