Pyracantha

mattcullen

Plan to plant some pyracantha in the hope of providing some winter berries for the birds and a possible nesting shrub. Goona grow it on wires up against a wall. If anyone has any suggestions on particular varieties garden birds favour , I would appreciate it. We have a crab apple planted and we have ivy on the other walls so think this would fit in nicely

Goldfinch8

Having grown it, I would recommend the variety 'Orange Glow'. It is well suited to growing up next to a wall or wire as you might be intending to do. It is as tough as old boots and apart from a great crop of bright berries that the birds are certainly drawn to, it also is a fantastic attractor of pollinators in the early summer. Bees in particular seem to love its blossom.
The thorny nature of the shrub also can provide good nesting cover for small birds.

mattcullen

Goldfinch8 wrote: »

Having grown it, I would recommend the variety 'Orange Glow'. It is well suited to growing up next to a wall or wire as you might be intending to do. It is as tough as old boots and apart from a great crop of bright berries that the birds are certainly drawn to, it also is a fantastic attractor of pollinators in the early summer. Bees in particular seem to love its blossom.
The thorny nature of the shrub also can provide good nesting cover for small birds.

Thanks for that. I'm leaning more towards red berries to match up with our crab apple but I've seen Orange glow mentioned a couple of times when I've looked this up on the internet. Seems to be one of those plants like ivy that have a lot to offer