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Ian B wrote:

Here it is-

http://img99.imageshack.us/i/iansshrub2.jpg/

And here's a closeup of the foliage-

http://img52.imageshack.us/i/iansshrub.jpg/

I'll be most grateful if anyone can identify it!

Without flowers, I doubt if anyone can. It could be a buddleia,
though most of them have furrier leaves, but there are a zillion
other shrubs with opposite leaves of that shape, and hollow
stems isn't rare, either.

If it's a buddleia, it will probably flower in the summer, or next
spring if not. It will not suffer from the chainsaw massacre.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.