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Old 26-03-2019, 06:15 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Plant ID please - rhododendron?

On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:12:33 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:

On 26/03/2019 14:58, David wrote:
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Rhododendronalike.jpg

It looks like a Rhododendron in general habit and leaves but the
clusters of tiny white flowers are unfamiliar.


Any suggestions?


Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). For some years I was calling this
false rhododendron in the absence of knowledge of what it really was.

The way the leaves are held differs between this and rhododendron so it
is possible to distinguish them in the absence of flowers and fruits,
but it takes practice and experience.


Laurel it is, then.

I'll let you and Jeff fight over which specific one. :-)

Cheers


Dave R

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