Pineapple Broom

caroal2009 · June 2021

I have had this bush, in a pot, for a couple of years now. It has a few branches but some, instead of having grey/green leaves, have bright green leaves and these have never flowered, although they have seed pods on them. The grey/green leaved branch has lovely flowers. Should I cut the bright green branches away? They are growing from below the soil.
The plant was purchased from a garden centre and all the others had the same mixture of bright green and grey/green leaves.
Are these bright green branches the equivalent of rose suckers that need to be removed?
Any advise would be appreciated.

JennyJ · June 2021

Can you post a picture? It's the icon that looks like a picture of a mountain.

What I can say for sure is

1. If the bright green part has seed pods, it must have had flowers first, but maybe they didn't last long, and

2. It can only have suckers of a different plant if it's grafted onto a rootstock. Google tells me that pineapple broom can be grafted onto laburnum rootstock, so have a look at laburnum and see if the green leaves are a match.

caroal2009 · June 2021

Here are the pictures

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6030279/uploads/editor/if/r5wm4i5snyf3.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6030279/uploads/editor/yd/884nid80oae0.jpg

JennyJ · June 2021

I think that could be a laburnum rootstock suckering. Can you see the graft point? Usually around soil level or a little above, unless it's a standard (or was originally a standard) in which case it could be grafted at the top of the main trunk.

caroal2009 · June 2021

I shall look under the soil and see, but I did think the best thing to do would be to cut the 'green' branches off as they are taking over.
Would you advise this acction?

caroal2009 · June 2021

Sorry, it should read action.

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