"Me" wrote in message
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Can anyone identify what sort of shrub this is?... I saw it in
Portsmouth this week. It was about 9 feet tall and 7 feet wide.
It's evergreen. The leaves are similar to holly leaves, but a bit
smaller, not quite as deeply notched, dark green and very leathery.
But the most noticeable thing was the whole shrub was covered in
greenish-yellow 'tassels', each around 4 inches long. I presume they
are flowers.

Any ideas what it is please?

Garrya eliptica, good forms of the male plants can have tassels up to 15"
long, but I have found the tassels short lived in exposed positions (mine is
part of a wind break!)
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)