I was just gob-smacked the other day when I discovered not one but TWO more Beautyberrry bushes at our cabin. They were hidden in the fence line by some scrub yaupon holly at the base of an oak tree. One only has two trunks and doesn't look so healthy, but the other one has perhaps 10 trunks and is probably 7-8' tall! I was just too tired when I found them to do much with them, but plan to get back in that thicket with some loppers and a curved hand saw and clear the yaupon holly out completely (as it's also hiding a crepe myrtle tree I'd like to expose). Guess I have my work "cut out" for me (pun intended) next trip down there. LOL Look forward to that big one getting more sun exposure after a thorough trimming of surrounding brush. Should leaf/bloom and berry nicely next year. It will get dappled sun where it is located, even after the clean-up, but some full sun is likely after that effort.
