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[HamburgerTrain]

I picked this little buddy out of the ground during a doctor visit.
my guess is some type of plum tree.
TIA-Ham

 

[ShadyStump]

Not a plum, or at least not any variety I've ever come across or heard of. I'd say it's a strictly ornamental species like for landscaping. Maybe something related to alder judging by the shape of the leaves.
But then I'm really just here showing off that I learned something since last year, so don't mind me.
Was there a tree anywhere nearby where you found it with similar features?

 

[Forsoothe!]

I would have guessed Hawthorne.

 

[Shibui]

Leaves on the first pic do look like plum but the newer lobed leaves are not plum like.
Hawthorn was my first thought but the leaves are also similar to some crab apples. We will need further growth to decide.
In the meantime care will be similar for almost any species.

 

[penumbra]

Leaves on the first pic do look like plum but the newer lobed leaves are not plum like.
Hawthorn was my first thought but the leaves are also similar to some crab apples. We will need further growth to decide.
In the meantime care will be similar for almost any species.

Exactly so ^^^

 

[Enfield Snapper]

It's hard to tell for sure from the pictures but it sort of looks like you have some leaves that are lobed and others that aren't. It seems that's not uncommon with Malus - like the tree can't decide on a leaf shape. I don't know if that happens with other trees.

Look through the pictures of Sargent crabapple to see what I'm talking about.

 

[AJL]

Yes Crab Apple variety unknown-

 

[Potawatomi13]

Without a doubt!

 

[AlainK]

Some red-leaf apple, like Malus cerasifera or the like. A lot of maples tend to have multi-lobed leaves when young, later they are spear-shaped.

 

[PA_Penjing]

The leaves look like my malus, only more red. Not sure what plum leaves look like though.

I'd look around the immediate area for a parent tree. That way you can see future flower color and fruit size/color (if it is apple).

 

[just.wing.it]

Pretty sure its a crab apple, yup.

 

[HamburgerTrain]

Thanks for all the replies. I’ll go back where I collected it and snap some pics of the parent tree.

 

[Melospiza]

Could be hawthorn too

 

[Mike Corazzi]

Without a doubt

 

[HamburgerTrain]

I found it at the base of this tree, but I think it looks more like the one circled in the background.

 

[HamburgerTrain]

Tree from other side of lot.

 

[Shibui]

The first 2 pics appear to be some sort of maple.
The next ones, with red leaves and flower, appear to be some sort of plum. Down here those would most likely be Prunus nigra, though there seems to be some dispute about the actual status - some attribute this as a variety of P. cerasifera. Both are grown here as street trees and frequently appear as volunteer seedlings because birds spread the seeds when eating the fruit. Extremely hardy (weed status) and responds well as bonsai.

 

[HamburgerTrain]

Definitely a . Put on more growth than I expected, I’m thinking of up-potting again to a larger container.

 

[HamburgerTrain]

The confirmation for me was going to collect this larger tree from someone’s yard. It had the nursery hang tag 🏷 still on it and all these seedlings growing around it. Guess I’m a now!