Schefflera arboricola (common names: Australian Umbrella Tree)

Hi Grammazoo...I think you have a schefflera arboricola compacta. I think there are about a dozen varieties of this plant, some are variegated. I have a schefflera actinophylla...it is the gum tree...you know..".Kookabura sits in the old gum tree~" ... have a friend in Queensland where they are native...she still has one in a pot...but puts it out in her backyard she says it's 18 feet tall now! They grow as large as our maples! Although I have to check my facts, I think that the var. you have is common in Hawaii. Don't quote me til you google it! lol.

Thanks Lori! It sure looks the same, and i have to keep cutting mine back or it would be too tall for my space. I am trying to root cuttings now; we'll see how it goes. I have edited the details; thanks again!

Love your pool

Mmmmm to have a dip in there when its red hot, Fab..
Back to your schefflera, They look great, are you growing them to shade the pool screen ? ... Dee..

Hi Dee and Jackie :0) .... Not for shade ... the pool is screened in and leads to a covered patio, so it just adds something beautiful to look at whether you are entertaining or just having some solitude time.... very peaceful. And ladies ........ I would die without that pool in this heat LOL so glad it looks inviting