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Last post 15-10-2009 6:35 PM by colincb. 9 replies.

• 11/10/2009 01:19 PM
  colincb Location: middlesex Joined on: 20 May 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Hi, Can anyone identify this shrub please.

• 11/10/2009 02:36 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,977	Reply | Contact I may be wrong but it looks to me like holly (Ilex aquifolium) - the mature plants don't have spiky leaves.

• 11/10/2009 04:15 PM	In reply to
  colincb Location: middlesex Joined on: 20 May 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Thanks very much Miranda.

• 11/10/2009 05:34 PM	In reply to
  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 393	Reply | Contact colincb. Would you please add a pic of the whole tree/shrub to this post . Thanks

• 11/10/2009 07:10 PM	In reply to
  colincb Location: middlesex Joined on: 20 May 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Will do silver surfer, in the morning

• 12/10/2009 06:24 PM	In reply to
  colincb Location: middlesex Joined on: 20 May 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Sorry didn't have time this A.M. Now attached, apparently this plant is about 30 years old. many thanks

• 12/10/2009 06:54 PM	In reply to
  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 393	Reply | Contact  Thank you colincb. I believe it may be a Skimmia.  However, your pics are nor clear enough to be positive. I am not sure that it is a very happy shrub!   http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rls=p%2Ccom.microsoft%3Aen-gb%3AIE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&um=1&sa=1&q=skimmia+&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g3&start=0

• 13/10/2009 09:13 PM	In reply to
  colincb Location: middlesex Joined on: 20 May 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Thank you Silver Surfer, I believe you've cracked it. I crushed one of the leaves and it's quite aromatic. we've taken some cuttings from the old girl so hopefully we will have some progeny. Many thanks for your time.

• 13/10/2009 11:21 PM

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  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 393

  Reply | Contact You could try growing them from seed. Advice found on link below...... Or even start with a new plant bought at your local garden centre! Many Skimmia are either female OR male. You need both to get berries!  However, if this is the only one in the area it may be Skimmia japonia subsp reevesiana, which is self fertile.   http://www.greenzonelife.com/garden-plants/shrubs/skimmia-japonica.html

• 15/10/2009 06:35 PM	In reply to
  colincb Location: middlesex Joined on: 20 May 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Thanks Silver Surfer, very interesting article, we shall try the seeds, it seems the way to go. regards colin