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bearberry?

10 years ago

I was wondering if anyone knew the name of this plant? I think it may be a Bearberry plant but I'm not sure.

The internet tells me the Bearberry grows only up to 1 foot high...mine is about 3 feet, and it's more like a mini tree!

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Embothrium
10 years ago
Not an Arctostaphylos. Probably a Pyracantha.
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jojomzz
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Bboy. Had to google Pyracantha! According to what I read, Pyracantha's have thorns...mine is thornless. And the leaves are not jagged (as what I saw from my googling session of images of Pyra's).

Any ideas?
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Ummm....I suppose it's just possible that it's some variant of prostrate abelia with pink flowers, but this isn't a nursery that tends to have anything unusual, and they had a lot of it for quite awhile. I do know that I always pass on abelia in the nursery! The leaves are neither dark nor glossy. They are somewhat darker than what you see here, however. I can't remember how the flowers look, except that they're small, pink and very visible. There's no orange throat. They also don't have all that extra "stuff" I see around pictures of abelia bloom. It has a low growing, arching habit. It used to sit in an ornamental pot on my 2nd story porch railing. It arched out and down. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the new growth *is* bronzy. I know that some of the leaves turn dark red in the fall. I'll go look at it again if it ever stops raining. I'm frustated that it isn't something straightforward. We're putting in a shrubby groundcover, and I wanted to convince my husband to use this instead of bearberry, because the bloom is more noticeable.
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fivebrowncats
10 years ago
Someone mentioned "Tulsa Rose" or "tulsarose".

I can't find it on Google so far.

Any ideas?
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jojomzz
Original Author
10 years ago
Don't think it's a Tulsa Rose (although I can't seem to find it anywhere either).
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Whitelacey
10 years ago
It's not a pyracantha. Thorns and tiny fruit in clusters.
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jojomzz
Original Author
10 years ago
That's what I thought. Any other ideas? The fruits seem edible...seeing that the person who bit into one hasn't keeled over yet...
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
10 years ago
Why is jojomzz - posting the identical picture to fivebrowncats? What's going on?

Tulsarose is a poster on here who answered the original post, not a suggested identity for the plant. And what jojomzz hasn't said is that this plant is growing in Malaysia, ie tropical, so not Pyracantha or Bearberry.

Double posting causes confusion, especially when vital info is left out.

Here is a link that might be useful: Same question
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jojomzz
Original Author
10 years ago
Terribly sorry for any confusion caused. My sister, fivebrowncats, happens to be a specialist medical doctor in ENT, I'm sure she wouldn't mind recommending medication that might help relieve any side effects of the confusion I've caused.

Still wondering what the plants is...
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Charlie
10 years ago
The leaves look a bit like the cashew tree, but the fruit appears different, at least at this stage.
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TulsaRose
10 years ago
Malpighia punicifolia "Barbados Cherry Tree" ?

Information found by doing a Google search for:

small, red fruit bearing tree, malaysia

Here is a link that might be useful: Malpighia punicifolia
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jojomzz
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks charlieboring and tulsarose (hey there:). Will look up the link you supplied
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