what is this shrub or tree?
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
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What is this shrub or tree?
Comments (3)Was the foliage a kind of bronzey red-green at start of growth this spring? That would be chokecherry. But Emb's right, it could be another Prunus (cherry) as well. It does look more shrubby/small tree to my eyes, and that would be the chokecherry, whereas black cherry is a large-growing tree, and in youth is typical of forest trees in being primarily a main stem or trunk with few branches. +oM...See MoreWhat is this large shrub/tree?
Comments (2)Solanum diphyllum. An invasive exotic species in Florida, if that is where you are. For future reference it is really useful if you give the location of the plant since we get questions from all over the US and the rest of the world....See MoreWhat is this shrub or tree?
Comments (6)Any particular scent to the crushed or bruised leaf? It makes me think of Lindera benzoin (spicebush) but there are probably many other plants it could be....See MoreWhat type of shrub/tree?
Comments (4)extremely invasive.. i just drove thru 60 miles of road with it lining both sides of the highway ... here is how MI feels about it https://duckduckgo.com/?q=invasive+olive+michigan&t=ffnt&ia=web plz include your big city location in every post.. and i would have searched your state for it ... listen.. when you can smell it in a closed car.. at 60 mph... you know you got a problem.. lol.. there are just too many ... ken...See Morebengz6westmd
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