Please help ID this shrub/tree
Hi, I am in Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA zone 10b, and I would like some help in IDing this plant.
On one side of my yard I have a narrow strip that's about 3' wide which I have planted two different types of shrubs that are about five to six feet tall on average.
I noticed a new plant last weekend, hidden amongst the shrubs. I *THINK* it's new, can't be more than a few months old, so it must be something very fast growing because it's about seven feet tall now. I don't know if it's a tree or a tall shrub, and I do not see any other plant nearby that may have seeded it.
The next picture shows the plant in question where I had indicated in red. Sorry I cannot take a better picture showing it isolated, it's really hidden in between the existing shrubs and for this reason I didn't notice it until now. The trunk is about 2" to 2.5" diameter.
A better picture perhaps.
A closer look at the leaves.
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Miami Cuse
4 years agoRelated Discussions
Shrub or tree, please help i.d.
Comments (2)A Hypericum I would say. Can't tell you which one without some idea of habit and size. Candidates might be H calycinum or H patulum. It might also be a seedling from a hybrid like 'Hidcote' in which case it may not have a name....See MoreWhite Flowering Shrub/small tree ID help please!
Comments (4)NO! Do not do a rejuvenation to any Viburnum!! Michael Dirr, who wrote the book on them and who has developed many of them, recommends infrequent and light pruning of Viburnums, if any at all. This is my favorite shrub. I have at least two dozen and about 8 different cultivars. I believe the one you have is a Burkwood, but it could also be Judd. Either way, it's gorgeous, pretty much pest- and maintence free, and you should definitely NOT coppice it. You do that to a Rose of Sharon or a lilac, but never to a Viburnum. Here is a link that might be useful: Michael Dirr's Viburnum for American Gardens...See MorePlease help me ID yellow blooming tree/shrub
Comments (2)Senna pendula or corymbosa are the most common types in the South....See MorePlease help id shrubs and tree
Comments (7)I think floral_uk is on the right track - Euonymous alatus, Syringa (but I believe vulgaris - the reticulatas I've dealt with have a slightly different leaf) and probably the small tree is Cornus alternifolia, a dogwood. Do beware of pruning the dogwood now. Late fall and winter are infinitely better when it's dormant. The sap it will bleed now is a great attractant for insects and disease. Otherwise, the Euonymus and the Syringa would be fine to prune now. Ging...See More
dirtygardener
4 years agofloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
4 years agoEric S
4 years ago
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK