Hedge ID please

Hello all,

I have been trying to figure out what this hedge is called and have failed. Can anyone here help, please? I have tried to cut it back but my hedge trimmer simply shreds the ends of it - any suggestions for why this may be happening? Could be a rubbish strimmer, or trying to cut too high...

Many thanks!

 

It looks like privet to me.
If you get hold of a Bosch hedge trimmer you'll be ok.
If it were me, I'd only trim it to get it tidy at this time of year.
Whereas in March/April you can go in really hard because the Spring growth will soon recover it.

 

Interesting.
Tried very hard to see detail.
To me the leaves look to be alternate...also rather small.
This would rule out privet /Ligustrum sp.which has opposite leaves.

I would hate to prune it until we can id it.
Any flower?

Clear close up pic to show the leaves might help.

 

Many thanks for the replies so far. It does flower but not at the moment so can’t photograph. However, here are the leaves... hopefully my iPad shows enough detail

 

Flowers...alternate leaves.. Forget privet then, possibly an escallonia..

 

Pretty sure the flowers turn into red berries in the autumn

 

No sign of red berries in pics.
Kevin 123......Leaves..need a clear close up please.
Escallonia ..yes leaves alternate, .
However, leaves have serrated edges.
My pics below show a leaf from 4 different species of Escallonia.

 

I think you just need a better hedge trimmer

 

Maybe something from cotoneaster family....

 

Morning all,

thanks again for your input. Hopefully this leaf photo will be good enough...

 

Thanks Kevin.
However....leaves are wet, shining, pooled with rain drops..... so cannot make out any detail.
Been having ANOTHER good look at your pics.
Pic 2 in top third I see a tiny red blob...a berry?



I was wondering about holly/Ilex sp...eg Ilex crenata....but can rule that out as berries are black.
Running out of ideas.
Maybe Ailisa is correct and it is Cotoneaster sp.

 

Is it just me or do the leaves in the second set of pictures look different to the first set of pictures.

 

I thought, Lonicera nitida at first, but leaf formation is wrong.

 

Hold on, I'm looking at all those pictures silver surfer put up.