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Anyone identify this plant?
Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out...
In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? James |
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Anyone identify this plant?
'James',
It is a dogwood and I am fairly sure that it is this one. http://www.bucknur.com/acatalog/product_10177.html Regards, Emrys Davies. "James Fidell" wrote in message .. . Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out... In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? James |
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Anyone identify this plant?
"James Fidell" wrote in message .. . Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out... In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? James Hi James, from the stems I suspect its a Dogwood - Cornus Alba possibly? Have a google for an image and see if it matches what you've got. Chris S |
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:-) Chris S "Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... 'James', It is a dogwood and I am fairly sure that it is this one. http://www.bucknur.com/acatalog/product_10177.html Regards, Emrys Davies. "James Fidell" wrote in message .. . Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out... In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? James |
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'James',
A 'photo of it: http://tinyurl.com/1tl7 Regards, Emrys Davies. "Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... 'James', It is a dogwood and I am fairly sure that it is this one. http://www.bucknur.com/acatalog/product_10177.html Regards, Emrys Davies. "James Fidell" wrote in message .. . Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out... In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? James |
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'James',
Careful pruning of dogwood is quite important. This site is a good guide. http://www.gardenseeker.com/pruning/...g%20Cornus.htm Regards, Emrys Davies. "James Fidell" wrote in message .. . Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out... In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? James |
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from James Fidell contains these words: Not a great time of year for doing this, but just the way it works out... In the middle of my new veg/fruit garden (which has been an overgrown veg/fruit garden for quite some time) are a number of plants like this: http://photos.fidell.co.uk/Pittisford/2004032303.jpg Hmmmm. Not a lot of idea, though they could be some form of thornless berry - logan, Tay, Boysen etc. It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of fruit-bearing bush. I'd give them a try - they look like a blackberry-type of plant. Pity you cut the ends off. The area is full of nettles, docks, thistles, brambles and all sorts of other unpleasantness that I'm slowly digging out (and it's very hard work , so if these plants aren't going to be useful to me I'll dig them up to make sure I get anything lurking around them. If they do produce fruit though, I'll do the best I can this year and transplant them at the end of the year, or take cuttings to plant out next year if that is possible. Well, forget cuttings. Unless you have some you haven't cut back, forget this year. Most of the long trailing canes root at the ends. They loop up, over and down, and the end of the cane expands into a club shape and roots magically appear. Anyone have any suggestions as to what they might be, or do I need to wait a bit longer until they get into leaf properly? Someone is almost sure to know. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Anyone identify this plant?
In article , Emrys Davies
wrote: It is a dogwood and I am fairly sure that it is this one. http://www.bucknur.com/acatalog/product_10177.html I guess in that case it must have self-seeded somehow. I'd thought it might be a dogwood, but discarded the idea because there's so much of it and it seems an odd thing to deliberately plant in a fruit/veg garden. I guess it only takes one successful plant to have produced all the others though. Thanks for your help. I'm in a quandary now I like the red (and yellow) dogwoods. I might have to plant around them this year and do my best to keep the weeds from spreading and see if I can transplant them somewhere more suitable at the end of the year. James |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:32:12 -0000, "Chris Stewart" said:
] ] "James Fidell" wrote in message ] .. . ][] ] It's in bud at the moment and one or two leaves are just starting to ] open. They look like they might be similar to raspberry leaves, but ] until they unfurl I can't be sure. Most of the stems are a burgundy ] red colour, with some of the older (possibly dead) wood turning pale ] brown. There's nothing in the vicinity of the plot that looks similar, ] so I assume these were deliberately planted at some point in the past ] rather than self-seeding and are therefore likely to be some sort of ] fruit-bearing bush. ][] ] Hi James, from the stems I suspect its a Dogwood - Cornus Alba possibly? ] Have a google for an image and see if it matches what you've got. ] Chris S ] ] Yep, looks just like a Cornus Alba. They lose the nice red color of the stems if not pruned, going a bit light brown. Looks rather like the one outside my wall just now. Prune old stems back to ground, it grows like gangbusters. -E P.S. No relation to a similarly named (but much senior urger) also in this thread. -- Emery Davis You can reply to by removing the well known companies |
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James Fidell wrote: In article , Emrys Davies wrote: It is a dogwood and I am fairly sure that it is this one. http://www.bucknur.com/acatalog/product_10177.html I guess in that case it must have self-seeded somehow. I'd thought it might be a dogwood, but discarded the idea because there's so much of it and it seems an odd thing to deliberately plant in a fruit/veg garden. I guess it only takes one successful plant to have produced all the others though. While I think that it is a dogwood, that is conditional on it having smooth stems. If it has bristly/spiny ones (minor spines only), then my bet is Japanese wineberry, Rubus Phoeniculatus (or thereabouts). Treat exactly like a blackberry or logan, and eat the fruits raw; they are hopeless cooked, but do freeze successfully. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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