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But Mahonia aquifolium is listed as growing to over 2m tall,

Where?
I've seen it described as 'up to 2m' which is not quite the same. But I
don't think I've seen it growing anywhere near that. Couple of feet more
like.

which yes
my Mahonia that I have always known as a Mahonia certainly does grow
to that height and is very erect.

But this plant only grows to 2ft tall max and has a spreading habit,
so would this be Mahonia aquifolium 'Compactum'


Mahonia. I looked at the JPG only to confirm - it is very
distinctive. There are several species, but that looks like
M. aquifolium (also called Berberis aquifolium), a.k.a. the
Oregon grape.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


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Kay
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