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Another query please - I bought this shrub from Plants Galore but it had no label and no-one was able to tell me what it is. It looks a bit like a snowberry but not sure - any ideas? It's thrived but I need to move it so anxious to move at the right time.



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I agree it does look like a snowberry, in which case I wouldn't plant it at all - its a real thug. Took me ages to get rid.

16 Aug, 2018

 

Oh dear - teach me to be more careful what I buy in future!

17 Aug, 2018

 

Don't sling it yet - best wait and see if those little green clusters ripen into sprays of snowballs - I never noticed what the intermediate stage was like,, being too keen to get rid!

17 Aug, 2018

 

OK - watch this space!

17 Aug, 2018

 

The seed pods look a bit like those of spindle. Could it be the same family?

17 Aug, 2018

 

I wondered about that too. The seed pods look very much like Euonymus europaeus before they open properly.

17 Aug, 2018

 

Well lets hope it is!

17 Aug, 2018

 

I'm intrigued now, but if it does turn out to be a snowberry what is the problem likely to be?

18 Aug, 2018

 

Rampant suckering.

18 Aug, 2018

 

Had a look yesterday at our Euonymus eurpaeus alba and it is identical to the one shown. In which case you have a very nice and fairly unusual shrub.

20 Aug, 2018

 

Great.Wish I hadn't been so pessimistic.Enjoy!

20 Aug, 2018

 

It actually looks like my exochorda macrantha, same seed heads.
Is that the same as a snowberry? I've not had any suckers.

25 Aug, 2018

 

Thank you everyone for your suggestions - I guess I will wait to see what transpires - I'll let you know!

30 Aug, 2018

 

Sophie don't panic, its not the same.

30 Aug, 2018

How do I say thanks?

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