A cotoneaster? Blossom,bees,berries
and evergreen to boot.

Sue W.

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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
echinosum writes:
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| I really like my neighbour's Pyracantha hedge - flowers in spring then
| holds many red/orange/yellow berries (according to variety) for many
| months, and very manageable, but may not get to full size immediately.

Bloody hell! I got rid of mine because I was getting too old to fight
it. A year's growth was often 6'+, 3/4"+ in diameter, equipped with
some really serious, mildly toxic, thorns. To avoid that, I would have
had to cut it once a month in early summer.

It depends on the soil and aspect - pyracantha can be anything from a
very slow-growing, small shrub up to what I had.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
"Sue" writes:
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| A cotoneaster? Blossom,bees,berries and evergreen to boot.

Well, vaguely evergreen, like privet. The flowers aren't attractive
for long, are unimpressive at their peak, I find that bees go there
only as a last resort, and the berries are pretty dull, too. But
some people like them.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I must be "some people" then!

Sue W.

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Derby, England.

Don't try to email me using "REPLY" as the email address is NoSpam. Our
email address is "thewoodies2 at ntlworld dot com"


"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...

In article ,
"Sue" writes:
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| A cotoneaster? Blossom,bees,berries and evergreen to boot.

Well, vaguely evergreen, like privet. The flowers aren't attractive
for long, are unimpressive at their peak, I find that bees go there
only as a last resort, and the berries are pretty dull, too. But
some people like them.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.