On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:32:12 -0000, "Chris Stewart" said:

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] "James Fidell" wrote in message
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] It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to
] open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but
] until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy
] red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale
] brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar,
] so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past
] rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of
] fruit-bearing bush.
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] Hi James, from the stems I suspect its a Dogwood - Cornus Alba possibly?
] Have a google for an image and see if it matches what you've got.
] Chris S
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Yep, looks just like a Cornus Alba. They lose the nice red color of the
stems if not pruned, going a bit light brown. Looks rather like the one
outside my wall just now.

Prune old stems back to ground, it grows like gangbusters.

-E

P.S. No relation to a similarly named (but much senior urger) also in this
thread.

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