Tree identification

Elsewhere

It looks like a loquat to me.

christineperseus

Elsewhere wrote: »

It looks like a loquat to me.

and me - I've got one in my garden that I grew from seed

lostinrates

Elsewhere wrote: »

It looks like a loquat to me.

christineperseus wrote: »

and me - I've got one in my garden that I grew from seed

Ah, yes, a nursery near me has mature loquats, not pruned like this and I agree it does look like that. But the 'fruit' description doesn't seem to match?

ed110220

valentina wrote: »

How about Cotoneaster Cornubia?

I was going to say one of the larger growing, large-leaved cotoneasters. Are the brown patches in the foliage actually red berries? Very hard to tell from the picture quality.

Definitely not a loquat if it has pink or red flowers and berries. Loquads have white flowers and yellow/orange fruit. The twisted looking branches don't look right for a loquat either.

Ed

jm2926

The brown patches are leaves, they can be more clearly seen in post 8. Some great ideas, thanks. I'll post more when it flowers/fruits although not sure when that will be.

Checked the dates, and the event it came from was 26 years ago. No idea how old it was at that time.

ed110220

jm2926 wrote: »

The brown patches are leaves, they can be more clearly seen in post 8. Some great ideas, thanks. I'll post more when it flowers/fruits although not sure when that will be.

Checked the dates, and the event it came from was 26 years ago. No idea how old it was at that time.

Oh, just noticed your second photos, I'd definately say a Cotoneaster, but there are a lot of them and a lot of hybrids so identifying the exact one might be difficult (maybe not necessary).

If it is I'd expect clusters of red berries in the autumn, often lasting till the spring. Some Cotoneasters are evergreen and some are deciduous.

Ed

tanith

It looks more like a flowering cherry to me the bark and the leaves look very like mine and of course pink blossom and sometimes red berries/cherries.

Mojisola

jm2926 wrote: »

Checked the dates, and the event it came from was 26 years ago. No idea how old it was at that time.

Don't know what part of the country you are in but Glasgow Garden Festival was in 1988.

jm2926

Mojisola wrote: »

Don't know what part of the country you are in but Glasgow Garden Festival was in 1988.

Well spotted, that's where it came from.

jm2926

Given that I'm facing a garden full of unknown plants (which I'm keen to not kill) can anyone recommend a book or online resource to help identify them all? I'm new to gardening, total novice.

I was thinking of inviting friends round who like gardens and follow them round with a notebook!