Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace' a rebirth...

The photo below was taken last November, at that time I was singing the praises of my Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace'. I was also coming to terms with the fact I needed to move it to a better location, as it was leaning further and further out and blocking the entrance to the garden.

What I didn't know at that time was a severe cold snap was just ahead. While the plant survived, the growing tip was zapped hard. Come spring I moved it, and it struggled to live...

But live it did and what do you know, eight new "branches" began growing. The death of the growing tip acted like a pinching back and things were going to get interesting!

The problem was the old leaves looked ratty and were out of scale with the new growth. It took me a few days to work up the courage but finally I decided they had to go.

It's like an entirely different plant!

Tall trunk...

Kind of an odd shaped thing.

At least the trunk is attractive.

And those leaves are once again making my heart skip a beat.

Not that it was easy to cut off all of these...

But I think I made the right decision...

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