Can someone tell me what this is

I have a plant in my garden at the moment it looks like a tree but I am fairly sure it's a shrub I need to know what it is so I can find out how to care for it

 

Hello Samantha22 and welcome to GC.

It looks like one of the Bombax family, the Silk-Cotton or Kapok trees. Can you tell us your location please as it helps in identification.

 

I live in the uk

 

Welcome to the forums Samantha.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acca_sellowiana

Acca sellowiana,

or previously called ....Feijoa sellowiana


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=F...HX7AbmkIGoAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=735

 

That's unusual - never seen that before. to Gardeners Corner Samantha, hope you enjoy the site and we will be seeing you around the garden.
Thanks for the ID Ss,
Jenny

 

Thank you so much silver oooo new fruit to try excellent and just in time for pruning. Thanks for all the welcomes I work in a garden centre recently started so a complete novice.

 

Dont expect any fruit unless you have two separate clones, ie plants of the same kind but unrelated, they need cross pollination.
The fruit rarely ripens properly in the UK.

I just grow it as an ornamental.

 

Aw well I don't mind the flowers are lovely anyway will trim them down end of the month as they are way too tall for where they are growing any advice Peter?

 

I'd cut back in spring once hard frosts are over.
It flowers on new growth so unless you cut back really hard you should still get some flowers next year.
A hard cut back could result in lots of leafy new growth at the expense of flowering for a year.

 

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