Large bush or small tree

[DinaJean]

Had NO clue what this might be until I saw a picture in a magazine and did some research online. Was wondering if it may be a cotoneaster. The leaves underneath are not fuzzy, which coincides with the description on line that the older ones lose their fuzziness. Here is a closeup of the leaves and a shot of the trunk. Pictures taken May 3. Can anyone confirm my suspision that it is a cotoneaster or have any ideas if it is not?

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[Newt]

DinaJean, I'm not sure it's a cotoneaster.* If you look at this variety - Cotoneaster divaricatus, the flowers emerge where the leaves attach to the branch, not at the tips only.* The flowers have a pink tinge.
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/p....asp?code=C304

Cotoneaster comes in many forms and can be evergreen or deciduous.* Here's Cotoneaster lucidus.
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/cotluc/cotluc1.html

Here's Cotoneaster actifolius.
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/cotacu/cotacu1.html

If you click on the flower pics on the right side if this page for Cotoneaster multiflorus you will see a good pic of how the flowers grow on the stems of these plants.
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/cotmul/cotmul1.html

Your shrub reminds me of pearl bush - Exochorda giraldii wilsonii, an old fashioned shrub.* Scroll down here to pearl bush and click on the picture.
http://www.rockmga.org/shrubs.asp

Newt

[DinaJean]

I am pretty sure this is a Hawthorne - what variety? Well, thats a whole other story!

[Newt]

Did you google 'hawthorne flowers' and click on 'Images'?* Doesn't look like it to me, but hawthornes are very variable and will cross breed.* Try asking at the UBC Botanical Garden.* http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/fo...splay.php?f=38

Here's their main page.* Add where you live when you register as this site is in Canada.
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/fo...ffb27b3a8f929&


Newt