Beginner Gardening: What to do with my schefflera? , 2 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Cut it back. My mother has chopped hers back over the years and it just continues to grow and grow. The new growth will have much smaller leaves and lots more branches.

In the ground they can become quite large (tropical of course). This was in Tampa (Busch Gardens).

Second photo was from our hotel room in San Juan, Puerto Rico shooting down at the courtyard full of scheffs with a couple in bloom.