Perplexed?? Tree ID

[KindredSpiritzz]

Im well versed in what buckthorn looks like having a lot of it on my property but i have never seen it blossom with big beautiful blossoms so its got me stumped. Its the only one out there in blossom too. I took some pictures in the dwindling light. I know the pictures arent the best, its on the side of a steep hill and hard to get to. Its buckthorn right? is it supposed to flower? Somethings just not adding up here.

looks like a buckthorn leaf to me

probably 15 ft tall

just loaded with blossoms

 

[kennyp2339]

Cherry?

 

[TreePointer]

Maybe a type of apple/crabapple? Because of canopy competition, the silhouette of the tree may not be typical for what we usually see of apple/crabapple growing in the open.

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

I believe you're onto something TreePointer. If Buckthorn doesnt blossom then im thinking you're right it has to be some variety of apple or crab apple. To me the bark looks like buckthorn but now that its more light out i can see the leaves differ a little bit from the buckthorn next to it. Growing with so much competition around it must have deformed it into a tall scraggly looking tree.

The leaves in question are on the left, buckthorn is on the right so they do differ somewhat, but i compared them to the apple, plum, cherry and peach trees i have in the yard and they dont match any of those either. Guess it will be interesting in a few months when they fruit starts to form what exactly it is. Guessing some variant of an apple tree. Kind cool where it grew and how it fought for life so im interested in seeing what it is.

 

[bhildreth]

Maybe you got yourself a cross pollinator. Buckcherry? Thornapple?