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Plant name please

Elizabeth225Elizabeth225 Posts: 96
in Problem solving

imageHi, could anyone tell me the name of this plant please, as I have forgotten, have had it for about four years & it's never been pruned.Would be grateful for some info on how & when to prune it. Many thanks. Elizabeth.

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  • Hortum-cretaeHortum-cretae Posts: 979

    Elizabeth

    You'll guess from the lack of response that readers might need some more clues!  Is it evergreen, does it flower, how tall is it and can you be really obliging and put in a close-up of the leaf and stalk, please?.

    H-C;

  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328

    Without any further info, I'd have a stab at Leucothoe.

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Is it that shrub with flat fuzzy pink flowers? The leaves look very similar, especially with the pink tinge but the remains of the flower stalk don't look quite right.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I think it could be a Leucothoe too. Has it flowered? From memory, they mainly have clusters of little white flowers - similar to  a Pieris. 

    Last edited: 03 August 2016 17:23:19

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Elizabeth225Elizabeth225 Posts: 96

    imageHi everyone ,thank you for your replies, here's a close up of the leaves & stalk,it has just finished flowering, the flowers are tiny little white ones that form a cluster,it is about 3ft tall & the same across, it has just starting to produce berries now. & it is evergreen

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    I was totally wrongimage

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845

    Portuguese Laurel.

  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328

    I think Wayside is right.  Prunus lusitanica or Portuguese laurel.  The second photo is much clearer... it makes a good hedge.  image

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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