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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: GD on April 21, 2012, 11:57

Title: What's this shrub?
Post by: GD on April 21, 2012, 11:57

Hi all,

Can anyone help me identify this shrub:

https://picasaweb.google.com/102938126035890304495/Shrub?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMr74o60nJitkAE&feat=directlink (https://picasaweb.google.com/102938126035890304495/Shrub?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMr74o60nJitkAE&feat=directlink)

Thanks in advance,
GD

Title: Re: What's this shrub?
Post by: mumofstig on April 21, 2012, 12:01

it looks like Chaenomeles japonica  aka japanese quince  ;)

Title: Re: What's this shrub?
Post by: GD on April 21, 2012, 12:13

Fantastic, thanks so much for the quick response...

now...how easy are they to grow?  :)

Title: Re: What's this shrub?
Post by: mumofstig on April 21, 2012, 12:18

in my experience, very easy  ;)

Title: Re: What's this shrub?
Post by: Yorkie on April 21, 2012, 12:18

Mine just sits there and does its thing without any interference  :)

Title: Re: What's this shrub?
Post by: Diddy Gardener on April 21, 2012, 12:24

Same here Yorkie. I have one at the front of the house - though my husband hates it and keeps threatening to dig it up, he doesn't like the prickly bits, poor lamb  :happy:

Title: Re: What's this shrub?
Post by: GD on April 21, 2012, 12:56

Great, sounds perfect...thanks all!