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Question: Hi, I live in Canada and found this plant in a pot outside a friend's shop. I took a cutting …

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    Hi, I live in Canada and found this plant in a pot outside a friend's shop. I took a cutting for a herbarium project but was unable to ID the plant. It is winter here so no flowers are present, and its leaves have turned red. It was in a pot so not sure how tall it grows or if it's part of a shrub. So far I've gotten these guesses but no one is sure: -Pieris japonica -Ascarina rubricaulis -Photinia x fraseri--Red tip photinia Thanks

    Answer

    maliferous, good morning. I am not certain of who this plant is, though it appears Pieris japonica may be a good hypothesis. While I don't know for certain the identification, it is not Ascarina or Photinia (for whatever help that may be). Good luck with determining the answer.