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Hi Robert, some helpful suggestions from our followers on social media:
"???Elaeagnus???"
"Looks like a willow to me. Salix caprea I think..."
"Pretty sure that's willow"
Hope that helps?
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This small tree needs some care and attention, but I don’t know what it is. Plant id apps say it is a Elaeagnus or a spindle tree, thinking the pinky red flowers are fruits! So it is in flower now, May, and has been for a month.
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Hi Peter, one suggestion already in from our social media
"Looks like Christmas Box shrub, Sarcococca confusa to me."
"The flower is wrong for Sarcococca confusa on looking at it again."
" Eleagnus ebbingei"
"Actually it’s an elaeagnus x ebbingei"
"Daphne?"
Hope that helps? Cheers, Nicola
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First one looks like Eleagnus ebbingei.
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I think it could be an elaeagnus.
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I've discovered, months later, what it is. It's not a holly but an oleaster or Elaeagnus i.e. a 'silverberry'. The 'dust' which appears on the leaves and the rust-coloured spots seem to be normal. :)
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I'd like to say Elaeagnus, the Russian olive, but the no thorns is a mystery..
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Check and see if it could be elaeagnus quicksilver.
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Thanks Polygro for your suggestion!
Hi Rachel, Here are some Elaeagnus pungens. Another suggestion on our social media is Eleagnus x ebbingei
Hope these ideas help?
Cheers, Nicola
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it has evergreen, waxy and slightly wavy, almost serrated leaves that are alternate on red stems with a light coloured under leaf. The plant in the picture is a good 2.5 m high and was planted in shady garden, it also has a tight cluster of flowers which are out now - early June - have a look at the photo and get back me if you have an idea
I thought it may be an elaeagnus but I cant find a match
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Hi Roy,
I bet you're really pleased you waited. I once transplanted an Elaeagnus in very early spring, it looked dead for the whole of the year. The following spring it burst into life.
If your Cotinus is too big, or straggly it can be hard pruned next year, just before the leaf buds open. If you want to keep it smart and don't want the flowers you can keep it trimmed at anytime. I prefer to use secateurs but a hedge cutter can be used. I have the job of keeping one of my client's Cotinus as a hedge and I prune it every 4-6 weeks to keep it tidy, consequently it is very compact shrub but it never flowers.
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Evergreens should, generally speaking, be pruned during periods of growth, i.e. from the beginning of May in UK. Elaeagnus is very hardy and will probably be ok pruned in spring, but I would wait until early summer. Pruning can continue until September - after this soft new growth can be killed by frosts.
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You're brilliant! Thank you so much. Yes it is evergreen and after searching I found mine to be indeed an Elaeagnus! The closest match I can find is Elaeagnus pungens 'Fruitlandii'. It seems very hardy. I'm so pleased, I've had it a few years now and was very curious what it could be. Thank you :)
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Is it evergreen? could it be an elaegnus? they bloom with tiny fragrant flowers in October and do fruit. Look for Elaeagnus multiflora, this one blooms in April, but fits your description better, it is deciduous, take a look at the family.
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Wow, thanks guys! It certainly seems to be some form of Elaeagnus, although beyond 'not a variegated one', I'm not sure which specific species or cultivar. Umbellata is a nuisance in my area, so it may well be that.
Now I have some concept of how to prune it.
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From the photo I think its Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Coastal Gold' or something very similar.
Hope this helps,
Richard
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Have added some photos. Leaves are being eaten and have a whitish powder on them. Also looks like new leaves have not formed properly and shrivelled unless it produces some autumn flowers? thanks
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Good morning Paul. Can you post a few photos? Please reply to yourself or me with up to 3 images. It will help others to identify what is going on and the likely culprit...
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Planted this around one month ago, and although evidence of growth, quite alot of the leaves are being eaten. No obvious evidence of bugs on it. How should i treat this?