Here is a close up of the leaf. I live in zone 7b-8a on the NC/SC line so it has to be a tree that can live in this region. I planted it from seeds I got from someone else 4 years ago, it has been growing in a half 55 gal barrel for the last 3 years, as you can see it has large teethed leaves, smooth on bottom but slightly fuzzy? on top, the top is not smoot. Nor glossy but sort of matt.

And here is a full shot....

i see you got an answer in the conifer forum ... Platycladus or some such ... frankly.. i have no clue on how they came to that decision based on these pix ... better pix would nail it down.. especially if it has those weirdo Platycladus cones ... see link i would have looked at the grave stones.. to get an idea of how many decades it took for this thing to grow.. and be pruned into this form ...i am thinking.. 30 to 50 years .. in my MI anyway ... maybe it will grow faster in your zone ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

Start with the soil. Have a good reliable soil test for pH and major nutrients done and use these simple soil tests, 1) Soil test for organic matter. From that soil sample put enough of the rest to make a 4 inch level in a clear 1 quart jar, with a tight fitting lid. Fill that jar with water and replace the lid, tightly. Shake the jar vigorously and then let it stand for 24 hours. Your soil will settle out according to soil particle size and weight. For example, a good loam will have about 1-3/4 inch (about 45%) of sand on the bottom. about 1 inch (about 25%) of silt next, about 1 inch (25%) of clay above that, and about 1/4 inch (about 5%) of organic matter on the top. 2) Drainage. Dig a hole 1 foot square and 1 foot deep and fill that with water. After that water drains away refill the hole with more water and time how long it takes that to drain away. Anything less than 2 hours and your soil drainsâ too quickly and needs more organic matter to slow that drainage down. Anything over 6 hours and the soil drains too slowly and needs lots of organic matter to speed it up. 3) Tilth. Take a handful of your slightly damp soil and squeeze it tightly. When the pressure is released the soil should hold together in that clump, but when poked with a finger that clump should fall apart. 4) Smell. What does your soil smell like? A pleasant, rich earthy odor? Putrid, offensive, repugnant odor? The more organic matter in your soil the more active the soil bacteria will be and the nicer your soil will smell. 5) Life. How many earthworms per shovel full were there? 5 or more indicates a pretty healthy soil. Fewer than 5, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, indicates a soil that is not healthy. to find out more about the soil this tree is growing in. All Apples need another somewhere close because they need cross pollination to produce a crop. That one apple last year may not have been properly pollinated and that may be why it dropped. They do that.