Thanks for more info. The plant is upright, and almost looks like it 'vines' or 'climbs' into the cryptomeria....but it is actually holding itself up and not grabbing onto anything and has strong branches that send out upright viney-looking shoots. Hope that makes sense. It is around 4 or more feet high if that helps.... I didn't have a camera with me, that's why I swiped a little piece to photgraph....

Hi there, You may have luck in identifying your plant by posting its picture to the Name That Plant! forum. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Name That Plant!

It's a Croton. Not sure of the variety. I have this one with the narrow leaves and one with much broader leaves. I like the more petite dimensions on the smaller variety. Is yours a 'house plant'?

I want to thank you guys for all of the feedback. I think I’m definitely going to take the suggestion of fertilizing everything and letting it grow for a little while until we can tell exactly what things are and what we want to keep. Unfortunately my wife is an extremely picky eater who is allergic to tropical fruits like mangoes and passion fruit and the like. And if it doesn’t grow in the non-ethnic section of Walmart she won’t eat it. I on the other hand will eat anything that won’t kill me. But ultimately I think we want much more traditional garden beds than what I’m seeing in most pictures of food forests. We want things a lot more manicured in appearance. Having some fruit and citrus Mixtown would be a big bonus but that would not be the primary purpose of our yard so ultimately I think most of the stuff is going to go. I get that it’s what some people want but I don’t think it’s going to be what we want. But maybe I’ll change my mind because I plan to do someReading on the topic so at least I know what I’m looking at and can make an informed decision. Thank you again for the help