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Cussonia sp., Cabbage Tree

Cussonia sp.

Cabbage Tree
Family: Araliaceae
Origin: South Africa
Plant used for bonsaiSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunModerate water

Cussonias in general have the peculiar habit of producing their attractive leaves toward the ends of thick branches in large round heads.

Cussonia sphaerocephala is the rare species similar in most respects to the better known Cussonia spicata, differing mainly in the larger, more rounded flowering panicle.


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Cussonia sp., Cabbage Tree
Cussonia sp., Cabbage Tree
Cussonia sphaerocephala seeds
Cussonia sp., Cabbage Tree
Cussonia sphaerocephala seeds


Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/cussonia_sp.htm

Cussonia paniculata - seeds

Cabbage Tree, Kiepersol. Cussonias in general have the peculiar habit of producing their attractive leaves toward the ends of thick branches in large round heads. It belongs to a large family Araliaceae, to which well known plants such as Ginseng, Ivy, and several indoor plants, as well as Tetrapanax papyriferus, the plant used to make chinese rice paper. This family is also closely related to the parsley family (Apiacae) which includes several popular vegetables and herbs such as carrots, fennel and parsley.
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