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I recently discovered this shrub in an overgrown section of the garden which is now free to breath. It is about 2.5m high and has 2m in diameter.

The most significant attribute I can associate with it, is its light-brown bark which it throws of every years or so. Foliage is about to appear and it does great red colors in autumn, I can't remember having it seen flowering.

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Patrick B.
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It looks like a Crepe Myrtle to me. There is a nice picture of it here Is Bark Shedding From A Crepe Myrtle Tree Normal?

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  • I agree, but it seems odd that Patrick B. doesn't remember seeing it bloom if it is a crepe myrtle. – dwightk Apr 14 '14 at 15:44
  • It was really strongly overgrown with a shrub which flowers at the same time. I don't remember doesn't mean it doesn't flower. – Patrick B. Apr 16 '14 at 10:12