Sheffleras

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When I bought this Shefflera a few years ago it
was in a

4" pot I keep the bottom of their stems clear of
leaves and

prune some of the top sides off. I like the
shape of almost being

a topiary style. Pruning Sheffleras makes their
bottom stems grow

thicker. After a few more years I'll slow
remove some of the side

branches to produce more of a tree.

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A closer look at the bottom of the stems, when
Sheffleras

becomes more mature they start to go from green
stems

to woody branches. At the near end of summer I
will start

to cut some of it off.

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Took a look outside in the back yard, here is
my arbor where

I have planted a Honeysuckle vine. This will be
the 3rd year since

I planted it so hopefully it will grow longer
this year.

On the other side is a Wisteria Vine that I
planted 2 years ago, and

my mother suggested that I should start pruning
it to become a tree

instead of a vine. She had planted one about 14
years ago and trained

it into a tree by pruning the bottom branches.
After the 7th year it sure

became an impressive sweet smelling tree.