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Post by JennyWrenn on Jan 28, 2007 8:55:18 GMT
This appeared at the bottom of one of my flowering cherries Does anyone know what it is? I wonder if it is restricting the growth of my tree as last year I didnt get very much blossom   |
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Post by andy on Jan 28, 2007 9:03:47 GMT
It's a cottoneaster...not sure what variety but they have a nasty habbit of seeding themselves.
A member of the rose family (rosacea), there are many species of cottoneaster which are usually grown for their winter berries. However, there are some that make good ground cover and others that grow into small trees. There are both red and yellow berried varieties.
Yours doesn't appear to be a particularaly large shrub but if it does get too big, they can be pruned pretty hard.
Now is also the time to move it if you don't want it there....as long as the ground isn't frozen or frosty.
HTH
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 28, 2007 9:13:44 GMT
Jenny, it was probably the dry hot weather we had last year that effected the blossom on your tree and I guess there may have been some competion with that lovely Laurel and the other stuff you have in that area. I personally wouldn't worry about the Cottoneaster, they are lovely when they have berries on. Next door to me has one that sprays it's lovely branches of berries just above my fence. The birds love it. What is it you've got climbing to the left of the tree, it looks a lovely area on the photo  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Jan 28, 2007 9:46:35 GMT
ThankX Andy and Chuckles - I will leave it there and keep it pruned - it has a few red berries on it On the fence at the bottom I have a climbing Albertine - not visible - an unidenfied rambler, think could be Rambling Rector and a Hagley Hybrid that grows thru it Following on a Jasmine and visible a ceanothus which doesnt do too well due to the position - dark and shady Next there is a Ruebens Clem that doensnt do too well either  and hardly grows - hasnt made it to the trellis yet  Going off Thread if you can ID the Rose would be grateful (I lost the label)   |
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 28, 2007 10:13:20 GMT
Looks like Rambling Rector to me....they grow enormous. Got to dash going out at 10.30 and still got face to do ;D
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Jan 28, 2007 10:34:59 GMT
I have the exact same cotoneaster in my front garden and I didn't plant it there either! I reckon it's from a bird, well, not literally if you know what I mean  Anyway, I didn't have the heart to take it out so there it stays  |
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and hardly grows - hasnt made it to the trellis yet 
