Can you help me identify the species of tree?

[Ev0151]

Can anybody help me identify this tree. Bought it blind - seller wasn’t sure what it was.

I was attracted to the aging trunk and nebari.

 

[penumbra]

Did you buy it as a tropical plant?

 

[Ev0151]

No. Just bought it under the asumption that it was a species of tree.

it looked like a tree, I just don’t know what it is

 

[Forsoothe!]

Go to the upper right hand corner and click on your Icon. Add your location so we can make better guesses. It's a big world out there.

 

[Shibui]

Your location may give some clue as to the species. It will definitely help people give advice better suited to your specific location. Clock on the icon above your name and edit your user profile so your location appears each time you post - I see that Forsoothe has beaten me to this advice.......

 

[Ev0151]

I’ve updated my profile. I’m in the UK but as we know that doesn’t mean that’s where the tree originated ha.

I was told the tree also flowers if that helps.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Maybe it's a honeysuckle of some variety?

 

[Forsoothe!]

It's a pig in a poke.

 

[TN_Jim]

I’ve updated my profile. I’m in the UK but as we know that doesn’t mean that’s where the tree originated ha.

I was told the tree also flowers if that helps.

Could you take a close-up of the leaf and axillary bud at the base of leaf??

@Orion_metalhead, I thought it was honeysuckle as well. Looking again there appears to be an apical leaf on some of the branches. I believe Lonicera always will have paired leaves. Could be wrong, some of the vines do weird things. For example, I have one and for some reason the first leaves of the year were lobed like a white oak kinda..very strange.

 

[Ev0151]

Some close ups

 

[rodeolthr]

Certainly appears to be one of the many honeysuckles, or at least in the same family

 

[HorseloverFat]

Trumpeted Fanfare in your direction, traveler! Come and frolic amongst the woody-dwarf inhabitants of the Tiny-Forest! ....”root” around a bit...

It certainly appears to resemble the Amur Honeysuckle I run into around here.. but with slight, however distinct differences...

Probably an Honeysuckle NOT grown in Wisconsin. Hahaha!

I believe they are hardy to zone 8...(At least my natives.. they are invasive here. )

 

[HorseloverFat]

Could you take a close-up of the leaf and axillary bud at the base of leaf??

@Orion_metalhead, I thought it was honeysuckle as well. Looking again there appears to be an apical leaf on some of the branches. I believe Lonicera always will have paired leaves. Could be wrong, some of the vines do weird things. For example, I have one and for some reason the first leaves of the year were lobed like a white oak kinda..very strange.

It’s weird that we all are noticing similar “cross-identication” cues from this plant.

As i stated.. i DO believe Lonicera.. however, the FIRST glance at the stem coloration reminded me off cherry blossom bushes.. interesting.

 

[Ev0151]

I think it’ll be easier to identify once it flowers.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Are you growing this tree outdoors? If it is honeysuckle, it is a fully winter hardy species across the UK. It will appreciate outdoor growing and wants a full winter dormancy.

 

[Ev0151]

Yes the tree is outdoors. All of my trees are.

 

[Shibui]

I’ve updated my profile. I’m in the UK but as we know that doesn’t mean that’s where the tree originated ha.

I was told the tree also flowers if that helps.

Well aware that trees have been moved all round the world but there are subtle hints that can help in ID.
Your mention that the grower did not know the species hints at an amateur propagator. That in turn hints at unsophisticated propagation which would rule out many hard to grow species and most tropicals and sub- tropicals. Subsequent mention that it is growing outdoors in UK confirms the hardiness. You may now see that location can give clues to help narrow the range of possibilities.

I agree that bark and growth habit look good for honeysuckles. Flowers will be needed to confirm and possibly ID a species.

 

[Owen Reich]

It looks like a really old Lonicera nitida or another natural dwarf. Square stems helps, so I say unknown lonicera.

 

[Quince]

Your plant reminds me a lot of Kolkwitzia amabilis commonly known as beauty bush. Check it out.

 

[eryk2kartman]

Looks like a dogwood to me. the one with red stems