Hi, can someone please tell me what this is and how best to prune it - it's too big. Thanks all
Could well be a Cotoneaster. If so then you may cut it back as hard as you choose. It will re-shoot from what you leave with no trouble.
Agree with Berghill, Cotoneaster horizontalis
Looks like cotoneaster to me - the flowers are adored by bees, and the berries are great for birds.
No trouble to cut back as Berghill says.
Yes, I have a cotoneaster. Is now a good time to prune it then?
Does not seem to matter when it is cut back. I am about to do ours where it impinges on the path. It will be back in the way by mid-summer.
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Could well be a Cotoneaster. If so then you may cut it back as hard as you choose. It will re-shoot from what you leave with no trouble.
Agree with Berghill, Cotoneaster horizontalis
In the sticks near Peterborough
Looks like cotoneaster to me - the flowers are adored by bees, and the berries are great for birds.
No trouble to cut back as Berghill says.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes, I have a cotoneaster. Is now a good time to prune it then?
Does not seem to matter when it is cut back. I am about to do ours where it impinges on the path. It will be back in the way by mid-summer.