Plant ID Please

[MonsterMum]

I have these growing on my allotment and was hoping someone could help me identify them.  The first is a tree, about 20ft tall, which I thought could be a hazel but I have been told that it's purely ornamental.  if anyone knows what it's called that would be great



This looks like a vine, growing around the base of the tree.  It looks like it could be some kind of currant but I don't know which one



Thanks for any suggestions

[MonsterMum]

[redimp]

The one with the broad leaves looks a bit like hop. 



The other might be a silk tassel bush:



http://www.crocus.co.uk/plantingideas/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=3879&CategoryID=

[janet h 1948]

The first one I think is Garry Elliptica. AKA silk tassel bush.

[monkey puzzle]

The shrub with the tassels is Garrya elliptica, the other one is indeed a hop, Humulus lupulus.

Beware the bristles on the leaves and stems of the hop which can leave red wheals on bare skin, and the sap stains clothes badly.  Sometimes I wonder why I don't dig the darned thing up!

Love the Garrya.  Wish my garden was big enough to do it justice.

[Truffle]

Hops!?!??!?! Am I looking at a different picture? The bottom picture has a current-like leaf and currents on the bush, I would have thought that its red/white current (although, they shouldn't be vine like). It certainly doesn't look like my hop plants....

Crush a leaf a smell it, hops smell beery/lemony.

[supersprout]

Hi bbb, the first one looks like a fine garrya elliptica, the second climbing one looks like bryony which may also be called old man's beard ::)

[sandersj89]

Hops!?!??!?! Am I looking at a different picture? The bottom picture has a current-like leaf and currents on the bush, I would have thought that its red/white current (although, they shouldn't be vine like). It certainly doesn't look like my hop plants....

Crush a leaf a smell it, hops smell beery/lemony.

I am with you, looks very much like a currant to me in the last 2 pictures.

Jerry

[Mrs Ava]

I will third it on the currant suggestion.  My blackcurrants have flopped due to weight of fruits, and the new green shoots I suppose could look vine like.