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04-05-2009, 04:44 PM
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| | | Pyracantha?
I found this shrub, presumably self-seeded, along the bank of the River Avon near the Gorge in late April. When I took the photos I assumed it was just another Pyracantha coccinea, but now I've taken another look at it, the serrated leaves just don't seem to fit?
Is there anything else it could be? There's another species, Asian Firethorn ( P. rogersiana) which I can't find any usable images of online - otherwise I'm totally stumped    |
04-05-2009, 08:48 PM
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| | | Re: Pyracantha?
david..as a gardener it looks like Chaenomeles to me.? |
05-05-2009, 03:31 PM
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| | | Re: Pyracantha?
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Originally Posted by runnyeyes  david..as a gardener it looks like Chaenomeles to me.? | Now I'm really confused  
It's not a great picture, but this is the only image I've got of Chaenomeles speciosa in leaf; the leaves look a lot rounder than on my Avon Gorge plant, although otherwise the general habit isn't that dissimilar.
I must admit I really don't know what to make of this one now! |
05-05-2009, 03:33 PM
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| | | Re: Pyracantha?
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Originally Posted by runnyeyes david..as a gardener it looks like Chaenomeles to me.? | Quote:
Originally Posted by davidbr Now I'm really confused
It's not a great picture, but this is the only image I've got of Chaenomeles speciosa in leaf; the leaves look a lot rounder than on my Avon Gorge plant, although otherwise the general habit isn't that dissimilar.
I must admit I really don't know what to make of this one now! | In the gardening world theres probably loads of Chaenomeles hybrids and cultivars as well. From memory I know that theres 3 that occur in the UK  |
05-05-2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 In the gardening world theres probably loads of Chaenomeles hybrids and cultivars as well. From memory I know that theres 3 that occur in the UK | Alien Plants of the British Isles actually lists five; Chinese Quince C. speciosa, Maule's Quince C. japonica, their hybrid C. x superba and two others; C. cathayensis & C. x californica
They look extremely tough to seperate, but as far as I know the basic features (leaf shape etc) are very similar - that's why, though I could be wrong, I don't think this plant is a Chaenomeles. | | |
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