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Plant identification please
Jo Stephenson
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Hi guys,
I have a beautiful very tall plant (approx 12 feet tall) in my garden but I have no idea what it is....any ideas please?
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It is a Pieris. It should have beautiful young red leaves fairly soon.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Pieris, like acid soil same as Rhododendrons
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
If it seems happy then it's probably in the right place. Ideal requirements are a sheltered site in shade or part-shade in moist, peaty, acid soil.
Cut off any frost-damaged spring shoots as soon as possible. Dead-head after flowering to improve growth.
You could give it a mulch of ericaceous compost now and again in the autumn.
I agree this is Pieris sp.
However, it does not look right for Pieris Forest Flame as this usually has the red new leaves which I would expect to see.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pieris+forest+flame&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=nxVwUYj6BMKM0AWH3IHoBA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=967
Could it be Pieris Mountain Fire?
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire is another with red new leaves.
No sign of that in picture.
I would not like to guess which Pieris it is from one small picture.
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5682