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What is this plant and should I be concerned??

justinmorris007

justinmorris007 Posts: 6

May 2019 in The potting shed

Hi, over the last few years these plants/trees ( see attached photos ) have started appearing in my garden. I have no idea what they are or if I need to be concerned about them. How do I control them? They have appeared from nowhere and some are over 15 feet high. The leaves are only on the top few branches.
Any ideas will be sincerely appreciated.

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Hortus Posts: 43

May 2019

That is a Clerodendrum trichotomum I believe.
I have one and they are a really unusual plant.
Over winter it will look like sticks but you now see the leaves on it and then in the autumn the flowers turn into the amazing jewel like berries.
It looks spectacular

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justinmorris007 Posts: 6

May 2019

Thank you, how high do they grow?

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Hortus Posts: 43

May 2019

This is a link to the RHS info on it. Is says that it will grow to 8 metres but mine is only about 1.5.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/90440/Clerodendrum-trichotomum/Details
As it has small branches you could quite easily prune it if it gets too big

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justinmorris007 Posts: 6

May 2019

Wonderful. thank you

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