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Gardening

NJCher

(40,805 posts)

7. OK, Major Nikon's got it

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 27, 2014, 12:18 PM

May 2014

It does indeed look like photinia, but I'm glad it's not because I've learned photinia is less disease resistant than Ternstroemia gymnanthera Japanese Cleyera.

The great part is that I have the ideal spot for it. It will replace a shrub that needs to be removed or severely cut back.

Again, thanks everyone. You saved me a lot of time this a.m. because I was thinking to go to the nursery to ID it. My Taylor Guide did in fact list it, but the pic isn't very good.

Interesting that it's a member of the tea family.

Cher

p.s. btw, LiberalEsto, I have a chaste tree--it will be the Japanese Cleyera's neighbor.