This Has Sprouted...

...amongst the fuchsias on the shady side of my garden. Cannot figure out what it is. Could someone help? Thanks!

 

Could be a Cotoneaster, dropped by a Swallow

 

Ooh, how lovely.

Thanks Zigs. I'll look that up after dinner. Mid risotto cooking at the mo'!

 

Probably wrong but aren't leaves of coteneaster smaller and more dense?

 

You are thinking of herringbone cotoneaster. This is a larger leaved type, possibly C. cornubia.

 

Looks like a cotoneaster to me but not dropped by a Swallow. Swallows are not seed eaters; more likely to have passed through a thrush or a starling.

 

You'm not a Monty Python fan are you Redwing

 

Hi. Have done a bit of Cotoneaster investigating and I think it's C. Franchetti. Very pleased as it's described as wildlife friendly. However it got there I'm glad it did.

 

I did like MP @Zigs but my remark was nothing to do with that.....entirely on topic. Swallows are not seed eaters.

 

Our neighbour has one of these in their garden planted by the original owners and it has grown into a beautiful tree and I have often taken photos of it when it is in full berry and the sun is shining on the berries (I stand on our drive to take the photo) and when the winter comes we start to get the Fieldfares into our garden eating our herringbone cotoneaster berries,and when they have finished all our berries they fly into next doors garden and they strip the berries off of the tree usually over a couple of days

So if you don't mind this tree growing fairly tall in your garden @Chiaroscuro you should be able to enjoy many years of lovely coloured berries especially if the birds don't get them first

 

Quite right Redwing Not likely that they carry coconuts either

 

Thanks Kandy

I like the sound of the tree very much! It'll have competition on the height stakes from next food's ash which is now as tall as the houses.

I'm keeping an eye on it in its early stages. Looks very strong though so fingers crossed it'll survive.