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I had a landscaper plant this shrub in 2006. I trim it once a year but I would really like to identify it so I can learn to properly care for it.

Suzanne Apprentice says:

This looks like variegated pittosporum. It’s a very low maintenance shrub. http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/2450/variegated-japanese-mock-orange.php

February 21st, 2013 at 9:33pm
stone Master Identifier says:

Variegated pittosporum… Very common, doesn’t matter how you treat it… But if you want it to look it’s best, use a hand pruner to clip the limbs back to where they join… Difficult technique to master, but you end up with a bush that doesn’t look pruned… Except for being smaller…

February 20th, 2013 at 1:42pm

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