I.D. please on this evergreen

[Phil71]

Hi all, can't find this in my tree book, it's a small evergreen, only pictures of the leaf I'm afraid.

 

Thanks

Phil

[daltontrees]

Lyonothamnus floribundus?

[jwade]

Yep looks about right. Is probably the Catalan ironwood - Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp aspleniifolius. I was puzzled over the identity of a fairly large specimen of this in a front garden near Hampton, London Borough of Richmond... Nice to put a name to it.

[Phil71]

Thanks guys, I knew someone on here would know it!!

[daltontrees]

Just happy to have beaten Rob Arb to it for once.

 

I want one of these, the geometry of the underside of the leaves is sublime. I shall investigate hardiness in Scotland.

[RobArb]

Dagnamit:lol:

 

I should pop on more often

[jwade]

Just happy to have beaten Rob Arb to it for once.

 

I want one of these, the geometry of the underside of the leaves is sublime. I shall investigate hardiness in Scotland.

 

The subsp is apparently hardier - but

Scotland is pushing it, maybe somewhere fairly sheltered or with wall protection sheltered from buffeting winds.

[daltontrees]

The subsp is apparently hardier - but

Scotland is pushing it, maybe somewhere fairly sheltered or with wall protection sheltered from buffeting winds.

 

Thanks I have just such a spot. Possibly even making covering it over in deep winter a possibility.

[daltontrees]

Dagnamit:lol:

 

I should pop on more often

 

It's your fault for recommending the Book of Leaves (p.421). I wouldn't have got it otherwise.

[armybloke]

It's your fault for recommending the Book of Leaves (p.421). I wouldn't have got it otherwise.

 

Hey Rob, you like books...I popped into Wisley the other day an got me a copy of The Woodbook; a collection of wood samples . Cool as you like!