Could someone help me ID this please

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  1. loofer

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    Hi all

    Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I couldn't see anywhere else to post it. This is currently in my back garden and is about 2.5m high, I wanted to cut it down substantially (below 1m) but as I know nothing about gardening and didnt want to kill it I wanted to ID it and find out how to cut it safely. I've tried various plant ID sites but can't even understand some of the questions......

    Could anyone help me?


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    Good aftenoon @loofer yes my friend it is Fatsia Japonica :smile:

    This is the Fatsia Japonica that I have:smile: I have never cut mine down but have moved it several times with no problems,but I am sure one of our friends @pete will be along soon with knowledge if it can be pruned down



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    Excellent, thanks very much!
     
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      Ellooo loofer,I cut my Fatsia back quite hard in April last year as it got too big and it was fine,just make sure the cuts are on a slant so any water can run off:dbgrtmb:
       
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        @loofer Have a look at this video:

         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        I've been hacking away at mine for years, best done around April.
         
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          Great, sounds like a simple job then, perfect for me! thanks for all the feedback.
           
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