Thank you everybody. I'll go with "Euonymus europaeus is the spindle berry, a native hedgerow shrub" as this looks spot on. Just need to find a nursery who has one.
Easy enough to buy come spring. I'd be inclined to wait now till then, as ground is getting cold for new planting - though much depends upon where you live and how sheltered your garden is. I have had one of these in a large pot for about 6 years, probably more as time gets away from me!, it is lovely just now, bright red leaves, begnning to fall now, and very clear 'spindles' on the branches. It lives ina pot because the border where it is is full of very old hard tree roots and cannot be dug into, it seems quite happy there.
Why not go and take some of the orange seed? Sow them now and they germinate in Spring. I have a hedge of them grown from seed like that. We even got an album form too.
It could well be the variety 'Red Cascade', it looks much like the one I have in my garden. Mine's about 8ft tall now and looks great with the Dogwood 'Midwinter Fire'.
Autumn has such great colours, if only for a short while.
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Thank you everybody. I'll go with "Euonymus europaeus is the spindle berry, a native hedgerow shrub" as this looks spot on. Just need to find a nursery who has one.
Easy enough to buy come spring. I'd be inclined to wait now till then, as ground is getting cold for new planting - though much depends upon where you live and how sheltered your garden is. I have had one of these in a large pot for about 6 years, probably more as time gets away from me!, it is lovely just now, bright red leaves, begnning to fall now, and very clear 'spindles' on the branches. It lives ina pot because the border where it is is full of very old hard tree roots and cannot be dug into, it seems quite happy there.
Why not go and take some of the orange seed? Sow them now and they germinate in Spring. I have a hedge of them grown from seed like that. We even got an album form too.
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thats it a spindle tree,saw it on gardners world!
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It could well be the variety 'Red Cascade', it looks much like the one I have in my garden. Mine's about 8ft tall now and looks great with the Dogwood 'Midwinter Fire'.
Autumn has such great colours, if only for a short while.
Great picture!
Marilyn