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What is this mystery shrub??

helenelizabethrhelenelizabethr Posts: 9
in Problem solving
Can anyone help me identify this large , rather straggly shrub please. It has large oval leaves which curl onwards at the edges. Leaves seem to be arranged in little trios at the end of a stem?!

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Cytisus Battenderi? but a bit bald so might well be wrong
    Devon.
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
     More than likely the above ; a straggly specimen of Cyt.battandieri , or Pineapple Broom . needs a bit of TLC !! ;)
  • helenelizabethrhelenelizabethr Posts: 9
    Thank you!! If it’s an pineapple broom, would I be right in thinking I need to wait until it’s flowered before pruning?!
  • AdRockAdRock Posts: 241
    Just looking at the framework, the angle of the branches and the bark it made me think it was very similar to Euonymus Europaeus but really hard to tell.

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    the foliage, such as it is, seems trifoliate. Might be the angle though.
    Devon.
  • helenelizabethrhelenelizabethr Posts: 9
    Here’s a leafy close up if that helps 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'm sticking with Cytisus battenderi
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    One of my favorite favorites ... you lucky gardener ... give it some tlc ... the perfume on a warm afternoon is delicious. 🍍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 542
    Cytisus.
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