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Twiggy shrub, tiny flowers + red berries, possible Ilex?

comments (2) September 28th, 2010 in gallery

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Hi there:  I have some tall, twiggy shrubs to ID.  They have small glossy leaves, tiny round pink/white flowers in the spring (the bees LOVE them), and small oval red berries in the fall.

These shrubs can get to over 6 feet if I let them.  They reseed themselves prolifically -- I have found their seedlings all over the yard.

Location:  Denver suburb, zone 5, clay soil, moderate irrigation.

Thanks for any help! 

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EMURetiree writes: Definitely cotoneaster.....seeding everywhere is so true! Posted: 9:05 am on October 11th
maddeleaf writes: Looks like a Cotoneaster to me - maybe C. horizontalis? Posted: 8:01 pm on October 4th
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