[gavinjconway]

Hi All - I have now taken over my allotment and been given both halves to make a full lottie.   

I have a hedge looking bunch of small trees/shrubs growing at the side... I dont know what they are and wonder if they are a fruit tree of sorts.. Had some cutting down in the past as a lot of stumps and regrowth.

Can anyone help?
 

[JayG]

I'm thinking Dogwood (but I'm no expert on either shrubs or trees.) 

[gavinjconway]

Hi J.. I Googled dogwood and one of the species pics look like it...

Is it used for anything on a plot other than a dividing hedge? I can't find a use for it..

[catllar]

You can weave baskets for your harvest, whilst waiting for them to grow!

[JayG]

Hi J.. I Googled dogwood and one of the species pics look like it...

Is it used for anything on a plot other than a dividing hedge? I can't find a use for it..

I believe the coloured stems are regarded as providing a (relatively) attractive feature in winter (probably look good against the snow!  )

[gavinjconway]

So I cant eat it the!!     will have to come out and grow rasps instead!!

[evie2]

We had a plant like this as a hedge separating the the bottom of the garden from the veg plot, it had russet stems in the winter and provide shelter for wild birds, then OH 'trimmed' it