SHRUBS OR BUSHES

White Persian Lilac

A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 18 feet tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as lavender, periwinkle and thyme are often termed subshrubs. The Common Purple Lilac , Syringa Vulgaris, is a well-known shrub and loved by gardeners all over the world for its beauty and fragrance; one of the most powerful fragrances emitted by a plant.

The word bush can also refer to a type of plant community, as in the Australian bush. This is often characterised by scrubby, open woodland and is a generic term for Eucalyptus dominated woodland in particular. The Compacta Burning Bush has an outstanding red fall color. The corky wings on the twigs of the shrub hold winter snow, outlining the branch structure.

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. The Amethyst Coral Berry produces deep purple-pink fruit. This shrub is great for the home garden by providing vivid color in mid-summer.

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. The Meadowlark Forsythia is noted for the cold-hardiness of its buds and its blooming ability in exposure to temperatures that are below-zero. This page is compiled mainly from wikipedia.com

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