Schefflera
New Zealand schefflera · also Pate, False aralia
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Schefflera digitata is a small, bushy tree to large shrub with thin, irregular branches and shiny, dark green, palmately compound leaves. It produces long clusters of tiny, cream-colored flowers followed by black, berry-like drupes. This plant is often grown as an indoor houseplant and thrives in sheltered, tropical conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 9,1210.62%——
- 60.00%—4.5 in
- 50.00%—8.7 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–40 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.3 in, mean 8.3 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- New Zealand North Island temperate forests
- New Zealand South Island temperate forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- New Caledonia rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- New Caledonia dry forests
Other Schefflera in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
