QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsTypes and Usesmystery plant 0 Vote Up Vote Down Jess Ni Bhroin asked 13 years ago Hi Gerry, A friend of mine gave me some of her left-over propagating successes but we can’t identify this one. It has small thorns or spikes and grew quite rapidly over the summer. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago It looks like a pyracantha or firethorn.