can anyone tell me what this plant is called. its in flower now, a shrub/small tree? clusters of pink and white small bell like flowers which hang down a bit from opening ball clusters. these are on leafless upright branches. it looks a bit like a japanese cherry.
i live in surrey uk

Are they scented? Viburnum bodnantense is very much in evidence at the moment.

Otoh, if it looks really cherry like, it could be a winter flowering cherry, Prunus subhirtella autumnalis. But that doesn't have the upright growth of the Viburnum, it's very much a small tree rather than a shrub.

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can anyone tell me what this plant is called. its in flower now, a
shrub/small tree? clusters of pink and white small bell like flowers
which hang down a bit from opening ball clusters. these are on leafless
upright branches. it looks a bit like a japanese cherry.
i live in surrey uk

I've noticed some Viburnum x bodnantense in flower at the moment.

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On 18/02/2011 18:53, miriamaid wrote:
can anyone tell me what this plant is called. its in flower now, a
shrub/small tree? clusters of pink and white small bell like flowers
which hang down a bit from opening ball clusters. these are on leafless
upright branches. it looks a bit like a japanese cherry.
i live in surrey uk





Could it be Prunus x subhirtella autumnalis Rosea? It's usually a
medium-sized tree, but you might have a young plant or, perhaps, seedling.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Sounds like my Prunus mume 'beni shidori' (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening...the-spot.html). Is it scented at all? Doesn't really matter what it's called - anything that flowers at this time of year gets my vote!