Schefflera sp. nova NJM 10.086

We found this on Tay Con Linh Mountain, Ha Giang Province, N. Vietnam, a stones throw from China, at 2425m asl. According to the late David Frodin, ex RBG Kew, this fits no known species so needs officially describing! A small evergreen tree to 6m in nature, with narrow heavily toothed foliage when young, each leaflet broadening with age and distinctly beige under with maturity. Black fruit in umbels on a raceme. I've found this to cope well with cold (Beast from the East 2018) in a fairly exposed position in the Cotswolds, but the exact hardiness limit is as yet unknown.

£65.00