By Maryann71
Worcestershire, United Kingdom
i got this tree out of a skip. Trimmed dead leaves etc, repotted it withfresh soil. I just havnt got any idea what it is. Any ideas? Thankyou in advance.
- 25 Aug, 2011
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It could be a Photinia that's not seen any sun - new growth on these should start out red though, so if the bronzy looking new leaves visible here weren't red when they first started growing, it's not Photinia. I can't tell if there's a graft point at the top of the standard stem, where the topgrowth begins - if there is, don't cut down beyond it, retain as a standard.
25 Aug, 2011
Looks like a Photinia, well done for rescuing it! I,m sure its far happier in your pot than a skip! They do get quite big so you might want to think about planting it in the garden in the future....?
25 Aug, 2011
Thankyou all for your answers, I didn't realise the lanterns would harm it so they have come off, also got the biggest pot to replant it cuz we trying to move house n didnt want to leave it behind if it becomes to established. I certainly intend to take as many plants as i. can from my garden. Thanks again for telling me the name, will google it now x
25 Aug, 2011
I was thinking that it was a Coppertone Loquat.
25 Aug, 2011
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Going by the foliage, it looks a bit like a photinia - it's a shrub but that plant there has been forced/trained into a standard, i'd return it to its natural state and let it become a proper and natural bushy shape - if it was me !
Also, take those pink lantern things off the branches because they'll do the plants stems no good at all.
25 Aug, 2011