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honeybunny Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 16 Feb 2012 Posts: 54 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:19 pm Post subject: plant I.D please :) |
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i dunno what it is or where it came from...although i used to be mad into taking cuttings from nice shrubs and such that i took a fancy to (whilst out walking the dogs) so it could quite possibly be one of those that i lost track off. whatever it is its lovely with yellow flowers followed by quite distinctive berries. these pics were taken around august i think? it's a bit bare looking now but does still have some leaves. any ideas what it might be?
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3129 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hypericum or St Johns worth. |
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forest flame Rank attained: Yew tree

Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 384 Location: DUBLIN
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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as greengage says.
in the last few years i have noticed an increase in the amount of these that self seed around the place.my guess is that the birds eat the berries and then the seeds are distributed in their droppings |
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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honeybunny Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 16 Feb 2012 Posts: 54 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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ah thanks guys, great to finally have a name for it ...i'm a bit annoyed with myself though, i actually have another Hypericum in the garden ye'see *facepalm* but in my defence the two are not all that similar, the one in the pics above has large leaves and multiple small flowers clustered together where as the one i knew was a Hypericum has large (usually single) flowers and small leaves...and, and i never have berries on that one as i've always dead headed....does any of these points make me look less thick? no? damn!  |
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honeybunny Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 16 Feb 2012 Posts: 54 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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James Kilkelly, was GPI. wrote: | Beautiful plant honeybunny.
People pay good money for a lot less pretty or hardy plants in garden centres. |
thanks James i used to love taking cuttings from this that and everything whilst i'd be out and about with the dogs. nothing more rewarding than coming home on a nice sunny day with three knackered dogs and a pocket full of cuttings LOL role on the summer  |
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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honeybunny Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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oh thats the spitting image of my one! thank you Greengage, your a star  |
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