1. During the seedling stage, leave about 30 centimeters for picking. After the side buds grow, leave about 15 to 20 centimeters for three leaves before picking. When the old plant is too large, it can be pruned and adjusted. Larger plants should be repotted before moving out of the house in spring, and appropriate pruning should be done.

2. Don’t throw away the cut branches. Find another pot for cuttings. The soil ratio for cuttings is 1 part peat soil, 1 part perlite, and 2 parts vermiculite. Sand cuttings can also be used. Pay attention to soil disinfection. You can also soak the cuttings in rooting powder. You can also put it directly in a water bottle and soak it in water to take root. ?

3. When pruning the duck's foot tree, pay attention to the length of each branch and keep the plant shape round. In addition, no pruning is required during the dormant period of duck foot tree.

Schefflera octophylla (Lour.) Harms is an evergreen shrub. There are many branches and the branches are tight. Palmately compound leaves, with 5 to 8 leaflets, long oval, leathery, dark green, and shiny. Panicle-shaped inflorescences, florets light red, berries dark red. It is a common plant in evergreen broad-leaved forests in tropical and subtropical areas. It is native to the subtropical rainforests in Oceania, Guangdong, Fujian, China, and South America. It is also distributed in Japan, Vietnam, and India. Now widely planted all over the world.

Growth Habits

Likes a warm, humid, semi-sun environment. It should grow in deep, fertile, acidic soil and is slightly tolerant of infertile soil. The optimum temperature for the growth of Schefflera is 16-27℃. The temperature from March to September is 21-27℃, and the temperature from September to March of the following year is 16-21℃. It can still grow normally under high temperature conditions above 30℃. The temperature in winter is not lower than 5℃. If the temperature is below 0℃, the plants will be frozen and the leaves will fall off. However, if the stems are intact, new leaves will sprout again the following spring.

Goosefoot wood likes moisture and fears dryness. When the air humidity is high and the soil moisture is sufficient, the stems and leaves grow luxuriantly. But too much water can cause waterlogging and root rot. If the pot soil lacks water or is wet and dry for a long time, defoliation will occur. Schefflera has certain adaptability to temporary drought and dry air.

Schefflera has a wide range of adaptability to light and can grow in full sun, half sun or half shade environments. However, the intensity of light has a certain relationship with leaf color. When the light is strong, the leaf color becomes lighter, and when it is half shade, the leaf color becomes darker green. The colors of variegated leaf species are more vivid in bright light.