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Stuck on I.D. of this large shrub:

AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 4,888
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I cannot recall what this one is. Please assist, my wise owls:


My garden and I live in South Wales. 

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    Viburnum of some type I think.  I'm not great on shrubs though.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,174
    I thought some kind of cotoneaster? 
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 4,888
    Oh... cotoneaster lacteus?? 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,174
    Could be, it does get quite big...
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/4629/Cotoneaster-lacteus/Details
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 4,888
    I was looking at Viburnums and Elaeagnus and then when you said Cotoneaster... BINGO! Thank you both. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,174
    No problem  :)
  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose Posts: 574
    Definitely Cotoneaster lacteus. I have one in my garden, it's been buzzing with bees all summer, now waiting for berries for the birds.
    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 4,888
    Thanks. I have just given mine a tidy up as it was reaching over the fence. Looking forward to the berries to give some interest. Mine is the top layer of my shady border, underplanted with ferns and with some pots (to deter slugs) with shade-tolerant plants. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
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