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I got a big tub and some dirt today, planning to repot my Mom's Norfolk pine. She got it probably before 2000, in a Christmas arrangement. Of course, it survived. She could start a thriving plant from a leaf. This Norfolk pine got bigger and bigger. I repotted it before. Mom passed away in 2007, and I inherited her plants. We had a huge split-leaf philodendron. She had had it since the early 1960s. After my husband passed away in 2017, and I realized that most of the stuff I have is unwanted by the next generation, and this giant 6' x 6' plant was among the unwanted, I found a plant sanctuary in Rutland, Ohio. It mainly focuses on native plants, but since the split-leaf is threatened, they accepted it as a donation, and a lady came and got it. Since then, I've gotten down to 4 plants: a snake plant my my gave me 50+ years ago, a potted hosta my daughter gave me in 1995, a fern my husband gave me the last Mother's Day he was with me, a succulent my daughter gave me about 3 years ago, and the Norfolk pine. My daughter took my Mom's ficus, and it is doing well with her.
Anyway, today, I will report the Norfolk pine. It is 7' tall, and most of the fronds are at the top of the trunk. I'm thinking of putting the tub on a slant so the tree will be at an angle, instead of up, as there is no room. Maybe after I have it in the new pot, I can talk someone into taking it.
On edit: Here is a link to the website for the plant sanctuary, part of Save a Plant: https://www.facebook.com/upsbotanicalsanctuary/
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