Aloha this giant is now over 2m tall in our garden in Vancouver I am stummped as to what it is! thought it could be a mnallow but it has opposite leaves can anyone Id for me please thanks a lot
If you don't want a great big tree in your yard, you can cut it back almost to the ground and it will grow back to that same height next year, with ever bigger leaves. It won't flower if you do that.
If you have the room, let it grow (they can reach 30-50 feet tall and can love up to 200 years in a great environment). You can cut the lower leaves (eventual branches) off to where you'd like the canopy to be. They are beautiful when they are in flower. We planted at the beginning of this year, and loved watching it shoot up!
