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What is the name of this plant/bush

Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
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Found this plant/bush in a skip. It's about 20" tall. Not sure why it's been thrown out. There are many yellow leaves and some brown and of course, some green. It doesn't look too happy but, I couldn't just leave it there. What do I need to do to revive it?
It looks like some kind of Rhododendron.
Any help appreciated
Andrew
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    whatever it is ( bay perhaps ) it needs a good feed
    Devon.
  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    I live in Northern Spain, whether that makes a difference. Also, it's in a 25cm pot.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    It is not a Rhode, although I don't know what it is.
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  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    Hostafan1 said:
    whatever it is ( bay perhaps ) it needs a good feed
    Would it be a good idea to repot in new compost and also put in a larger pot??

  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    And, does the dead part, ie: yellow leaves need to be pruned?
  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    Leaves are approx 9cms x 5cms
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Andrew Kenneth said:
    Hostafan1 said:
    whatever it is ( bay perhaps ) it needs a good feed
    Would it be a good idea to repot in new compost and also put in a larger pot??

    I'd say Yes, and Yes
    Devon.
  • christoojchristooj Posts: 3
    It might be an Eleagnus, not sure though. For the dead looking parts, if the woody stems aren't rotting then I'd wait and see-re-potting and some TLC might encourage new buds to shoot. Also, try scraping a little bit of the bark off to see what it looks like underneath--completely dried out probably means completely dead, but any sign of yellow/green dampish kind of wood could suggest it'd recover. Maybe. :)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    The leaves and bark look a bit citrus-like. Are they commonly grown there?  I hope you can nurse it back to health and find out!
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  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    christooj said:
    It might be an Eleagnus, not sure though. For the dead looking parts, if the woody stems aren't rotting then I'd wait and see-re-potting and some TLC might encourage new buds to shoot. Also, try scraping a little bit of the bark off to see what it looks like underneath--completely dried out probably means completely dead, but any sign of yellow/green dampish kind of wood could suggest it'd recover. Maybe. :)
    Just scraped a tiny bit of bark off in a couple of areas and, it's green/ yellow and moist so, hopefully it will survive. Tomorrow,I'm off to the local garden centre so I hope they can identify for me.
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