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Pittosporum

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
edited August 2020 in Plants
I have a pittosporum growing flattish against a fence. (Well I think that's what it is)
If I took a cutting, could I grow it as a stand alone  plant?

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    edited August 2020
    That looks more like a Euonymus (E. fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' or similar) to me.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks @LG_ . They can stand alone, can't they? This one stretches about ten foot horizontally, but I don't let it get higher than the fence so I suppose it would get quite big eventually
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Yup: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/97545/i-Euonymus-fortunei-i-Emerald-Gaiety-(v)/Details

    Carol Klein says you can do semi-ripe cuttings of both Pittosporum and Euonymus, also softwood cuttings of Euonymus.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have plenty of material. It's a big plant!
    Thanks again @LG_. Particularly for the ID😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Well I'm hoping someone better at this than me will come along and confirm it! The little blobs in your picture also look like spindle (Euonymus) flowers to me.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I had a look at the pitt. The stems are dark. Mine are white, so I think you're right although the rhs says they only grow to 1.5 metres. Mine is well over twenty years old so that might account for the size.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Euonymous - it might be Silver Queen, but they're all much of a muchness. They'll grow as stand alone shrubs, or climb if against a fence or wall.
     
    You can layer them - easier than cuttings. They tend to spread that way anyway :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'll have a look around the base and see what I can find without trampling what's in front @Fairygirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
     :D 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited August 2020
    Definitely Euonymus.
    Agree with Fairygirl  probably Euonymus fortunei Silver Queen.
    Seed capsule will probably open to reveal orange seeds.

    http://riversidegardencentre.com/plants-and-seeds/euonymus/shrubs/euonymus-fortunei-silver-queen
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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