Unknown Species....likely Prunus. Ideas please

[Webos]

This littley was dug during winter from a construction/destruction site...Unsure what it is but imagine it's a prunus of some kind. Took a long time to come back during spring, thought it hadnt survived its ordeal.

Any ideas of what exactly it might be?

[Petra]

Hi Webos. The first new branch on the RHS, are they flowers that i see. Then show the flowers and may be able to identify them.

[Webos]

Thanks for the reply Petra, they arent flowers, thats just flash reflecting off of the leaves

[anttal63]

very possible a plum, maybe pear?, maybe italian alder?

[Petra]

Italian alder,... Is there such a thing I think it s probaly a pear. If it is, the flowers will be georgeous and they fall like snow.
Mmm, reminds me of the days the kids were little. They would stand beneath the old pear tree and sing , "its snowing on my head".
Why do they have to grow up.

[bodhidharma]

Italian alder,... Is there such a thing I think it s probaly a pear. If it is, the flowers will be georgeous and they fall like snow.
Mmm, reminds me of the days the kids were little. They would stand beneath the old pear tree and sing , "its snowing on my head".
Why do they have to grow up.

Yep... there is an Italian Alder Petra. I think this is a pear but not fruiting type, ornamental only. The fruiting trees dont seem to have as much sheen on the leaves.

[Grant Bowie]

I was also wondering if it is Alnus jorulensis. It is an evergreen or semi evergreen so was this one in leaf or partial leaf during winter?

Grant

[anttal63]

as well as pear, could be nashi ? i think the flash is causing more shine than it should. adam take the tree out of the pot and a better shot in natural light when ya can please.

[FlyBri]

Gday Webos & Co!

If it is Prunus, the only one I know with such thick, fleshy leaves is P. lustitanica (Portugal Laurel), though the bark looks a little too rough compared to the ones I've killed (oops - now that I think of it, P. lusitanica is evergreen in our climes ). If it is Pyrus, I lean towards a 'Buerre Bosc' (hard, bronze-coloured fruit)or some such , as the 'Nashi' (soft, apple-shaped fruit) style tree I have growing in my yard has really big, hairy leaves. I don't know anything about Alders, so can't comment.

Regardless, it looks like a great little stump, and I look forward to seeing where you take it. Got any chalkboard virts to show?

Thanks.

Fly.

[Webos]

Haha...no chalkboard virts for this one yet. I'm thinking I might go a pure Broom with this one... It's thick, dead straight trunk which splits into a big whorl of branches is begging me to Broom it. Sometime years ago it had obviously been stomped on and shows a big scar on the opposite side.