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What is this plant?
Paul Sharp
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A couple of years ago I brought a collection of 3 Blueberry plants. Two have flourished and fruited well this year... One just grows bigger and bigger and now looks nothing like he other two. It is supposed to be a "pink lemonade" Blueberry. Can any one identify it from the photos? Paul 
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it has the look of a willow species.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yes looks like Goat willow Salix caprea.
Return it to the place you bought it and ask for a refund!
https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-b&biw=1536&bih=731&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=salix+caprea&oq=Salix+ca&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0l4.16392.17107.0.19568.5.5.0.0.0.0.212.561.4j0j1.5.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.5.559.eTv68XqZW80
Last edited: 11 August 2017 13:51:58
Thanks for your response...
How the hell did they get that mixed you. Lol
regards
Many years ago I bought a Mulberry by mail order. Never seen one so had no idea what it looked like. Over years doubts started creeping in, it was supposed to be late to leaf but it was one of the first. The leaves didn't look like the illustrations in the books (years before internet). Eventually it produced white, 5 petalled flowers followed by little cherries
In the sticks near Peterborough
They do look very similar when young and I have had to remove a couple of goat willow seedlings which I thought were new blueberry shoots from my pots.