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A flowering evergreen shrub that can grow to a height and spread of 4-5metres (12-16ft).
Although classified as 'hardy' it is perhaps prudent to give the shrub some sort of protection in the colder exposed areas of the UK.
When purchasing the plant check to see which sex you are buying.
Both the male & female varieties flower and produce pendulous catkins, however, the female flowers & catkins are much smaller than the males.
To produce fruit, plants of both sexes are required.
Generally no pruning is required, however to keep the plant a decent size & shape thin out branches after flowering.
Week 16; Plant out plants in a spot protected from the worst of the winter weather, against a south or west facing wall is ideal.
n.b. Protect the root system with a mulch and cover the shrub with fleece or polythene in its first winter.
Week18; Pot up the rooted cuttings (taken the previous year) into 100mm pots and grow them on in a coldframe for another year
Week 32; Take heel cuttings and place them in a cold frame to root.
Week 36; Layer low growing side shoots and allow them to root over a period of one or two years before severing from the parent plant.
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