Id please

Hi All

This shrub has been sitting in the front shady spot for years, and it is getting really huge. I would like to know what it is, so I could give proper care. There are some small stems coming out from the ground around the main woody brach.

Sorry for poor quality of the photo with my phone cam reflected on the window glass, I took it from inside house through the window as it was raining outside. cheers.

 

.Spotted laurel.
Aucuba sp...Probably Aucuba japonica variegata.
Perfect shrub for shade.
Not the most exciting shrub in the world though.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/90778/Aucuba-japonica-Variegata-(f-v)/Details

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Aucuba japonica.&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2hkkVL69C5CXaoHkguAI&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=703&dpr=1.25

 

yup, I cannot recall it ever flowered or fruited ever. It just keeps growing.

Thank you Silver surfer

 

Some shrubs have female and male flowers.
Others just male flowers.
Others just female flowers.
You need both male and female flowers to get the glossy red berries.
or one of other sex nearby.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Aucuba japonica variegata berries&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&biw=1536&bih=703&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=7h0kVMSyIdTZaquWguAP&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

 

I see. My front garden has just enough room for one of this shrub, so not much chance for berries I suppose. Maybe I will have to prune it, but not that much. It is doing a good job screening from public road.

 

Thank you Shiney. Very informative. I just realised my front garden has more room, but there are other plants nearby this Aucuba, so there is no room for another of this shrub, as it gets massive. I will give hard prune and try to reduce the size of it this autumn.