This introduced Asian shrub is commonly used for hedging by local councils and is found in large gardens but it has several sub species and there are some hybrids. A sample of this wa s sent for identification but not enough was given to the expert for him to determine which hybrid (probably) this one was.

Ramsgate cliffs 12th November 2005

Added on December 20th 2005, updated 24th December 2008, updated 29th March 2010