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A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m (15–20 ft) tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as lavender, periwinkle and thyme are often termed subshrubs.

An area of cultivated shrubs in a park or garden is known as a shrubbery. When clipped as topiary, shrubs generally have dense foliage and many small leafy branches growing close together. Many shrubs respond well to renewal pruning, in which hard cutting back to a 'stool' results in long new stems known as "canes". Other shrubs respond better to selective pruning to reveal their structure and character.

Shrubs in common garden practice are generally broad-leaved plants, though some smaller conifers such as Mountain Pine and Common Juniper are also shrubby in structure. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen.

Bupleurum fruticosum

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Bupleurum fruticosum is commonly known as Shrubby Hare's Ear. An evergreen shrub of bushy habit up to 2m tall. A simple obovate blue-green leaf. During Summer and early Autumn it produces clusters of tiny yellow flowers. Grow in full sun in a well drained soil.

Cotoneaster amoenus – Beautiful Cotoneaster

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Cotoneaster amoenus – Beautiful Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster amoenus is a native of S.E. Yunnan, China;introduced by Ernest (Chinese) Wilson in 1899 to the Veitch’s Coombe Wood nursery. It is most closely related to Cotoneaster franchetii among the older introduced species, but is much smaller and stiffer in habit, the leaves also much smaller. The fruits are smaller, richer red never orange and persist longer,often well into the New Year....

Cotoneaster conspicuus

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Cotoneaster conspicuus is one of the most valuable of the smaller shrubby species as regards both flower and fruit. The berries are not attractive to birds and usually persist on the bush throughout the winter;the same is true in its native Tibet, where Frank Kingdon-Ward saw bushes still covered with fruit in mid-April.

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Cotoneaster franchetii

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Cotoneaster franchetii is one of the best evergreen shrubs for all year round interest. An evergreen which will grow virtually anywhere as long as it is not boggy, it lends itself well to training as a wall shrub or topiary and is one of the best hedging plants money can buy.

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Cotoneaster glabratus

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Cotoneaster glabratus must rank as one of the best of all evergreen shrubs. The glossy deep green leaves backed silver are broadly willow-like on long arching stems. The flowers appear in June and July in broad corymbs and are always well visited by all manner of pollinating insects, including honey bees.

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Cotoneaster huahongdongensis

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Cotoneaster huahongdongensis is another superb species introduced by the late Harry Van de Laar of the Dutch Boskoop Research Station who did so much during his lifetime to beautify our gardens. Related to Cotoneaster sternianus, ........