Ken’s Trees

Years ago when my little brother Allen was in Junior High School he bought this little plant at Home Depot. The thing just took off and would not stop growing, our parents had to build an addition on to the house just to contain this thing. Then it started getting too tall for the new sun room, Allen thought he would fix that problem and chop the top off the plant. Well the plant showed him and grew new sprouts and it is now out growing the room again. He had to buy a condo with 20 foot high ceilings just so that this spring he can move this plant there. The photo on the left is what the tree looks like today, and is linked to a larger photo.

When he chopped off the top of the plant, he rooted the cutting and it is now growing in our parents living room. This cutting has taken off as well and will probably out grow the room in a couple years. The cutting is shown in the photo below.

I think this is probably a really odd plant to see in Maine, and none of us have any idea what it is. If anyone has a clue, please let me know so that we can tell everyone what the heck this plant is.  Or if you have an interesting tree that you want featured on Ken’s Trees, send a photo and a description to share it with the world.