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Polyscias fruticosa
Polyscias fruticosa, or Ming Aralia, is a perennial dicot evergreen shrub or dwarf tree native to India. The plant grows fairly slowly but can reach up to 1 to 2 meters in height. The leaves are of a dark green pigment, glossy in texture, and are tripinnate and appear divided. Individual leaves vary from narrowly ovate to lanceolate and are about 10 cm long. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Aralia...
from my mother's garden
Thank you for the ID Dan. This cultivar has particularly fine leaves, when under full sun it grows into a dense pompom.
Spotted on Aug 7, 2011
Submitted on Aug 20, 2011
![[S] Geranium Aralia](https://lh4.ggpht.com/ghMNhuTOFfpU2xpGV9DiycwRJETld6kn9SZCTaXVuBciKK-40jqvAADMGg9OsilrjEJAnOIH_e57akmW4WKN=s62-c)
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