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Berberis, mahonia or something else?

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I think I prefer the osmanthus, but either one looks like a keeper.
    Shall I move it now or in the spring? I'll plant it in the same aspect as it seems happy enough.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You could probably do it now @B3. Might be a humongous, colossal beast by spring  :D
    Worth keeping until you see how it turns out. If it's bogging, you can give it the chop  ;)

    I just had a look at the Olearias @Joyce Goldenlily. I think I've looked at them before and dismissed them, because they could be iffy hardiness wise here, whereas Osmanthus are much tougher. 
    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 think I'll put it in a pot for now and wait to see what I've got.
    Ive spent a lot if effort this year getting rid of the humongous. I don't want to nurture another😕
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • 3442neil3442neil Posts: 2
    Hi, I think this is Quercus ilex. Eventually it’ll become a huge evergreen tree. 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    😧 the leaves are similar. Definitely quarantine in a pot😊 @n.trewin
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Ah - they're quite common in your neck of the woods aren't they @B3 ? I don't think they're very common up here due to climate. 
    Good shout @n.trewin  :)

    Definitely a humongous beast then.... :D
    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've never noticed one locally. We have some pretty industrious squirrels about,though.
    Definitely one for the pot!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • 3442neil3442neil Posts: 2
    I get these popping up quite regularly in my garden, couldn’t work out where they were coming from until I spotted a jay hiding acorns!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Well somebody's doing it😊 i was planting out a few cyclamen yesterday and came across more acorns.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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