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9 years ago

This shrub has tiny greenish white flowers in spring which do not last very long, perhaps a day. The berries start out bell or trapezoid shape and green. As they start to turn red they also fill out and become rounded. They end up black or dark purple and perfectly round. Leaves are often very finely toothed. The shrub does not have diseases and if left unpruned will grow about 10 ft trall. It is in part shade. The shrub is at a 40 year old house but no one knows when it was planted. Ideas about ID so far are honeysuckle, glossy buckthorn and cotoneaster. Let me know if you need additional photos or more information. Thanks.

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Iris GW
9 years ago
I can't quite see - are the leaves opposite one another along the stem? Or alternate?

Where is this located (approx city/state)?
zelda77
Original Author
9 years ago
I would call the leaves opposite. The plant is located in SE Idaho, zone 4-5.
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zelda77
Original Author
9 years ago
Here's another photo.
missingtheobvious
9 years ago
I don't see any obviously opposite leaves. Could you show a close-up of some opposite leaves?
thedecoguy
9 years ago
Cotoneaster.
zelda77
Original Author
9 years ago
I looked at it again, and don't think the leaves are opposite. The offset is quite small, about 1/8 inch or less, but they do seem offset. I'll change the descripton to alternate leaves. It looks more and more like cotoneaster as Thedecoguy said. Thank you.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
Cotoneaster - as indicated on your other thread. Thedecoguy and I see a lot of these over here.

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