Tree identification by leaves

[akhater]

Any chance someone could help me identify this tree / plant by the leafs?

I bought it as a hawthorn seedling but now it has leafed out it's obviously not one...

Thanks

 

[Shibui]

In most cases we need more than just leaves to accurately ID a plant.
bark, habit (general shape of the entire plant) can all help. Flowers are usually the best aid to ID if you can get those.

Someone recently showed me an app for the phone that can help with ID from a pic of the leaves but I didn't take notice of the name..

 

[cbroad]

Elaeagnus maybe? Definitely looks fuzzy like it and stems are the right color too.

Are the greener leaves noticably lighter colored underneath?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Guessing a Malus of some kind.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

If you are posting from Lebanon... is it a native of the area?

 

[Forsoothe!]

Are they white-felty?

 

[Potawatomi13]

Possibility of Crabbyappleton but maybe Catoneaster variety.

 

[Shibui]

Cotoneaster might tally with the Hawthorn ID - similar berries. Quince also jumped out when I saw the leaves. They do seem a little small for quince but there is nothing for scale in the photo. Maybe a finger or ruler in the next photo will help give some idea of size.

 

[akhater]

Thank you so much guys for your replies and help

Elaeagnus maybe? Definitely looks fuzzy like it and stems are the right color too.

Are the greener leaves noticably lighter colored underneath?

never heard of Elaeagnus, but no the color is pretty much the same from both sides

Guessing a Malus of some kind.

This would be my (uneducated) guess too

If you are posting from Lebanon... is it a native of the area?

It might be native, honestly I have no idea :S

Possibility of Crabbyappleton but maybe Catoneaster variety.

If it is an Cotoneaster it is a variety I've never seen before . Do you mean Crab Apple by Crabbyappleton? I would love it to be

Cotoneaster might tally with the Hawthorn ID - similar berries. Quince also jumped out when I saw the leaves. They do seem a little small for quince but there is nothing for scale in the photo. Maybe a finger or ruler in the next photo will help give some idea of size.

More pictures

 

[TN_Jim]

Rhaphiolepsis can have the common name of hawthorn; however, while it is in same family as Crataegus, it’s pretty different as as semi-evergreen subtropical ~genus...wonder if this is what you have..?

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Rhaphiolepsis can have the common name of hawthorn; however, while it is in same family as Crataegus, it’s pretty different as as semi-evergreen subtropical ~genus...wonder if this is what you have..

I have Rhaphiolepsis in my landscaping, and I don't think it looks similar. Lebanon and Southern California have similar Mediterranean climates, and my Rhaphiolepsis are all evergreen. They have stiffer shiny leaves that are a dark green. Right now they are all blooming

If I had to compare it to anything in my garden at the moment, it looks most like a Japanese persimmon. Leaf shape is identical, shiny light green surface with light white hairs underneath. Persimmon is a deciduous, and right now it is just budding out - similar to the OP's plant. Grows USDA zones 8-10. Perhaps Diospyros kaki 'hachiya' which is a very common edible persimmon cultivar. We'll see what the blooms look like

 

[akhater]

I have Rhaphiolepsis in my landscaping, and I don't think it looks similar. Lebanon and Southern California have similar Mediterranean climates, and my Rhaphiolepsis are all evergreen. They have stiffer shiny leaves that are a dark green. Right now they are all blooming

If I had to compare it to anything in my garden at the moment, it looks most like a Japanese persimmon. Leaf shape is identical, shiny light green surface with light white hairs underneath. Persimmon is a deciduous, and right now it is just budding out - similar to the OP's plant. Grows USDA zones 8-10. Perhaps Diospyros kaki 'hachiya' which is a very common edible persimmon cultivar. We'll see what the blooms look like

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I believe you are totally right. It does look like a Diospyros kaki...

Time will confirm I guess

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Time will confirm I guess

I hope I am right. A Japanese persimmon is a lot nicer than a hawthorn!