A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 help identifing

i am new to th forum so please excuse the confusion i was wondering if someone can tell me what the name of this shrub is i think its some kind of holly but was told different please help not sure not sure

Hi wannabeeone Welcome.
Maybe Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Cleyera)?

Welcome to the forum...I'm glad you found us.

My guess to your mystery plant is a Schefflera, a common houseplant that can be set outside in the warmer months in bright shade. Is your shrub planted in the soil or in a container?

Use this link to Schefflera Images. Click on the thumbnail pictures on the right side of the page and compare to your shrub.

it is planted in the ground and it stands about four feet tall

here is another pic of the whole thing http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l106/denice6309/Picture002.jpg

It looks like a Pieris to me.

I bet it is Pieris Japonica after seeing some images. It's amazing how much the foliage looks like Schefflera. Pieris images and info

sorry about the pics i wasn't sure how to resize thanks for the info some one told me about the pieris but i that the leaves looked longer than what i have and i am not sure if it gets flowers or if they are berries