Polyscias murrayi [Araliaceae] ; Pencil CedarEveryone says that this plant lives fast and dies young, but after planting it in a shady courtyard in Waverley, I would describe its growth rate as ‘moderate’. Time will tell if it will last, but the client has been briefed on our experiment.
Due to its ecological niche as a coloniser of humid rainforests on rich soils, it needs some amount of protection from drought and dry winds. Seen happy at Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan, which can be very dry.
