Help identifying two bushes!

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  1. coloradoholly

    coloradoholly Member

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    I'm in the process of identifying some bushes that are in my yard! I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. :)

    The first one, I didn't get a full picture of the plant itself but of its flower, the one that's left, and the leaves. White flowers marched down the entire length of the branch:

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    The second one:

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    Thank you guys!

    Holly
     
  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Rubus
    Cotoneaster
     
  3. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Mystery plant number one is, I believe, a Gooseberry.

    Mystery plant number two is strongly familiar but I can't put my finger on it.... Berberis spp (Barberry) maybe? or Arctostaphylos (Bearberry)? Argh.

    Edit - or ignore me - Ron is normally 100% correct.
     
  4. coloradoholly

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    Thank you! The first one certainly does look like a rubus parviflorus, and I think the cotoneaster is a cranberry cotoneaster, though since I bought this house from an avid gardener, I think the height shown on a few websites of being 3 feet actually is closer to six; I think the bush is several decades old. I don't think it's a gooseberry as the bush doesn't have thorns and the berries are not that large.

    Thank you very much!
     
  5. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Rubus not a thimbleberry, very likely R. deliciosus instead.

    Not cranberry cotoneaster. More like Peking cotoneaster. There's about 400 species, with some of them mixed up in cultivation.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Agree with Rubus deliciosus and Cotoneaster sp., respectively.
     
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    Thank you guys! :D
     

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