Plant ID

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Tall shrub growing in a quarry in Wales.

Cuttings taken over a month ago but didn’t take any photos of the shrub.

Not Nandina or red robin.

Leaves are firm and point upwards. No drooping. Very bright red and green. Quite shiny.

Leucothoe has been suggested but I can’t find one on google that looks remotely like it.

Leaves have been pulled off the cuttings but the plant itself had lots of leaves on each stem.

Leucothoe keiskei doesn’t look a bad match, though what it’s doing in a quarry, goodness knows. Ignore the red colouring, that’s likely just stress.

I think it is a variety of cotoneaster, possibly rothschildianus. Some cotoneasters are becoming invasive and are spreading from gardens into wild habitats.

Yes, I thought it was Cotoneaster from the texture, tendency to redden, and because they’re invasive, but couldn’t find one with narrow enough leaves

There's a couple of dozen species listed in my book, and I think there's anything up to 300 different hybrids and varieties. Mind-boggling really.

Crinodendron hookerianum?

Unlikely to be growing wild in a quarry in Wales. Also, crinodendron leaf margins are very slightly serrated, and in the OP's photo they are smooth.

It turned out to be a Cotoneaster after all! I remembered it incorrectly!

This is it -

plantsam.com/cotoneaster-willow-leaved/

Thank you for suggestions.