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Posted by emily_aust nsw,aust (rbieman@bigpond.net.au) on Sat, Jun 24, 06 at 23:49
very old, will withstand our harsh climate of frosts and drought:
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RE: hedge id please
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| Looks like a photinia to me and if its old, it is probably Photinia x fraseri "Robusta" or Photinia glabra. Is its new growth red and doe sit get panicles of small white flowers in spring/summer followed by small red berries |
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| no, it is definately not photinia, no red growth, it's more like a buxus, only a lot bigger as you can see |
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| Are there any other identifying characteristics eg flowers or berries? If you are in Gunnedah, I guess it must like hot dry summmers and frosty winters - is this right? |
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| The bottom right photo of leaves almost made me think of a native myrtle, but I suppose that's unlikely. Any scent to the leaves? |
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| If the leaves are consistently opposite (as they appear to be) then it may be Olea europea subsp. africana, (African Olive), or perhaps Ligustrum vulgare. |
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thankyou all for your responses, i have actually never seen it flower as it is allways clipped, the leaves have no real smell, even when crushed and whilst appearing opposite, close up they have a 3-5mm gap, so not sure if that is considered opposite. i have had a look at Ligustrum vulgare, and no, on my one the leaves are more pointy (lanceolate)and it is definately not Olea europea subsp. africana, (African Olive),- this is a huge weedy tree, and no for the myrtle aswell.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Bigger picture
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i have just read up on Buxus, and there are 70 different species, it says "They are slow-growing evergreen shrubs and small trees, growing to 2-12 m (rarely 15 m) tall. The leaves are opposite, rounded to lanceolate, and leathery; they are small in most species, typically 1.5-5 cm long and 0.3-2.5 cm broad, but up to 11 cm long and 5 cm" (From Wikipedia)
so i am guessing this has got to be one of them, just not sure which. |
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| tonyfromoz - my horticulture teacher thinks it is Olea europea subsp. africana too, i'm still not convinced as the leaves are a different shape than the olive in the botanica, but maybe thay have slightly varying leaf shape. |
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| emily Try looking up Rhaphiolepis in Botanica - the leaves look a little more elongated than Rhaphiolepis indica - indian Hawthorn but it may be one of the others eg R. X delacourii. This was the reason I was asking about flowers or berries. The leaves do not look narrow enough for the Olives but I guess there are diffent species agian. |
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| you know, i am going to leave a patch and let it flower and fruit this spring! |
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toota.jode SE Qld (gw:toota.jode) on Thu, Aug 10, 06 at 22:26
| Hi Emily Is your hedge very green like the photo or a more silvery grey/green colour? I don't recognise the hedging photos but the close up is so similiar to 3 trees we have at our house. They are more a greyish colour but the new growth is green. They haven't been hedged but would hedge nicely I would imagine. I can't remember seeing our trees flowering but must do as I know they have very insignificant black berries. It looks like an olive tree but with only these puny berries. I have been trying to identify these trees for the past few years but with no luck, so I am keen to see how you go. |
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