When we moved from South Florida in July 2017, I brought as many Aralias and Orchids as we could fit into the back of the car along with the dog. The False Aralia ( Dizygotheca elegantissima ) I brought was the only seedling, all the others were cuttings that I rooted in a mistbed and brought here in 1-gallon nursery cans. The False Aralia was a tiny seedling that I found just opposite the two-story tree that had I'd grown over the years.

Long story short, it grew really tall and leggy and so I chopped off the top when it was around 24" tall. Only one new lead grew and so I decided to start over and cut it off again at 8" from the bottom. Finally, after two weeks, I have not one but two new leads. Patience paid off.