Mountain cabbage tree':slow growing sparsely-branched evergreen pachycaul succulent tree that grows to 10 to 15 feet tall with gnarled bark and thick branches bearing attractive glaucus gray-green palmate leaves. These leaves are divided into 8-12 long deeply-lobed leaflets that are held away from the stems on nearly foot long petioles. full sun to light shade  moderately well-draining soil and irrigate occasionally to very little. Hardy to short duration cold to 20° F