I have my ming in the ground for about 9 months. I am training it to be a standard (tree) so now it has just a little top knot of growth. It is in dappled shade and so far seems very happy. I have several other aralias in the ground, one has been there for years. A variegated one gets morning sun until about noon.;o)

The first 3 pictures are our Ming Aralia - Polyscias fruticosa. This was an HD plant we grew in a pot on the patio until it got too big - about half its current size of almost five feet tall. It's been in the ground for 3 years and was in the pot 3 years. Notice how the Yucca has claimed the space. This and all 4 of our 'Aralias' are on the north side of the garden and have withstood all three hurricanes with minimal damage.

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The next two picture are False Aralia - Schefflera elegantissima. This one came from Boynton Botanicals, who grow some of the largest I've ever seen, about 8 years ago. It was in a pot for two years and then moved into this spot. It's now 10' tall and you can see the differences in the old versus the new growth. This has bloomed every year for the past three.

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This is an Aralia I got from Jerry at TreeZoo last spring. It's doubled in height since going in the ground. I don't know the genus or species.

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And this one has been in this pot less than a year. Neat cup-shaped leaf. From HD and it's doubled size as well.

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Thank you Kat and Ricky. I appreciate your responses. Ricky, I love your photos. Are there any plants that you don't have? I was wondering if the Aralia that you couldn't identify was a Parsley Aralia ( polyscias fruticosa "elegans").