Can anyone identify this bush, it is used in area for hedge. This is in a zone 10 grow area. Thank you. Picture included.
a pic of the whole bush as well as any flowers it puts out would be more helpful in making an id. also, do you know if it's native to your area?
Joclyn, Will check it later it is used around an a/c as a clipped hedge so I don't think there's a chance of flowers, but I will look and take photo. Too much rain right now.
Look for one that has gotten away from somebody or is not part of a hedge and is producing natural growth. If a common item might also be able to quickly get an identification at a local garden center.
It resembles Schinus terebinthifolius. If it is indeed Schinus terebinthifolius it would typically be a tree but does send out suckers from the trunk and roots. I have seen them hedged before. I know this species is invasive in Southern Florida.
Dylan,Thanks for the clue will look into it. I don't like the invasive part though, thought it would be a good replacement for our ficus benjamina (another naughty plant) hedge which we lost to white fly.
