By Singingmouse
Bedfordshire,
United Kingdom
Can anyone help me identify this small tree please? I think it may be a malus or a prunus. The hard deep reddish orange fruit, which vary in size up to 20mm across, have a protruding apple like end (unlike a cherry which has a dimple). The leaves are smooth, deep green with lighter backs, have alternating veins, are ovoid, come to a point, have small teeth and sprout in groups of 3-4 leaves around groups of 3-4 fruit from small alternating spurs along the twigs. Leaf stalks are reddish. Tree bark is smooth and brown. New leaves are deep red. White flowers in early spring.



14 Sep, 2010
Answers
agree with Spritz, definitely Malus, but not sure of variety - usually, the ones which have reddish purple leaves early on, with red berries, also have pink or red flowers rather than white.
14 Sep, 2010
Thank you both :-) I shall do a bit more research online
14 Sep, 2010
Looks and sounds like a Malus, Singingmouse, but I can't name it for you - however, I'm sure that someone will.
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14 Sep, 2010