It is a Cotoneaster, you can prune it to shape if you wish.
He calls her the chocolate girl Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her She knows she's the chocolate girl Cause she's broken up and swallowed And wrapped in bits of silver
The noise on them from bees is a delight. I just prune them when they outgrow their spaces, which can be quite often. Coin toss as to when you do it though - miss the flowers if you prune in late winter/early spring, miss the berries if you prune after flowering
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
Thank you for your advice, it has grown quite a bit since i moved in 5yrs ago so probably needs a prune. 🤔 Difficult choice about when, i might do it after the berries gave gone. I have a lot of blackbirds who visit and id probably miss them more than the bees.
Next question is how do i prune it, are there any rules? Ive never pruned before, well except my mums roses when i was little and a plum tree that im trying to get rid of (not sure it counts as pruning, more like controlled destruction).
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Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her
She knows she's the chocolate girl
Cause she's broken up and swallowed
And wrapped in bits of silver
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I just prune them when they outgrow their spaces, which can be quite often.
Coin toss as to when you do it though - miss the flowers if you prune in late winter/early spring, miss the berries if you prune after flowering
🤔 Difficult choice about when, i might do it after the berries gave gone. I have a lot of blackbirds who visit and id probably miss them more than the bees.
You can always cut back part of it now [so you get berries and flowers] and do the other half after flowering.