Cotoneasters vary enormously though. Young stems on many of them are very fine. I agree with @Papi Jo, it isn't Cotinus, if that's what you mean by smoke bush? We still have lots of berries on various cotoneasters here. The birds have been eating the plentiful supply of hawthorn first I meant to say too - I can't decide if the leaves are alternate or opposite from the pic. C'easters have alternate leaves.
What's the hefty 'trunk' we can see in the pic @LornaP ?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Just found a seedling Cotoneaster sp wirh colourful leaves still on. Didn't look whether opposite or alternate. I doubt whether I'll return to the garden today.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
The "hefty trunk" in the background, actually several trunks, is a Philadelphus. It is the only remaining shrub from when I moved in in 1997 and is now flippin enormous, more of a tree than a shrub, but is smothered in white flowers every summer and smells like heaven!
Nice shrub @LornaP. Different varieties but all are lovely when in flower Cotoneasters can appear almost anywhere in gardens because they get 'deposited' by the birds. I often have little seedlings in the gravel where the cars are parked
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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We still have lots of berries on various cotoneasters here. The birds have been eating the plentiful supply of hawthorn first
I meant to say too - I can't decide if the leaves are alternate or opposite from the pic. C'easters have alternate leaves.
What's the hefty 'trunk' we can see in the pic @LornaP ?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Try spindleberry. Possibly growing on your side.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
This rules out Euonymus as it has opposite leaves.
Agree with everyone else...Cotoneaster .
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Cotoneasters can appear almost anywhere in gardens because they get 'deposited' by the birds. I often have little seedlings in the gravel where the cars are parked
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...