In Central VA, although it might not be native. The tree has several clumps of reddish-orange berries.
Edit: Looks like pyracantha coccinea (Wikpedia). Thanks for everyone's input.
What's this flat tree bearing orange berries and hugging the retaining wall? [SOLVED - pyracantha coccinea]
8 Comments
Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 303d
I don’t know the type of tree, but that kind of “flat” growing can be accomplished with any tree! It’s a method called espalier and is commonly used on fruit trees. You can even grow a living fence with this method. Growing the trees apart and then splicing the branches together.
yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 303d
Today I Learned, thanks for the info!
sthetic@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 303d
I would think pyracantha, based even on the post title alone. The picture only makes me more certain.
Then again, I am not familiar with some of the other plants suggested in the bot post.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 303d
I’ll second pyracantha. This photo doesn’t contain many ID features though, so there remains some uncertainty. However, the bot failing to ID is expected for such a distant photo.
yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 303d
Is it possible to post multiple images as an album? I took several photos, including some up close, but when I made the post I could only figure out how to post a single image.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 303d
I believe you can add additional images in the description.
yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 303d
Yup, I've settled on pyracantha. Thanks for chiming in!
bot@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 303d
Automatic identification via PlantNet summary
Most likely match: Mitraria coccinea Cav.
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