Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"JB" wrote in message
oups.com...
I live in Southern California and 8 years ago I brought back a seed
from a tree picked up in my native France.
Can you help me identify it? Check out pics there...

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jbonda...LsuDFBW.0S.3uO


Looks not dissimilar to Caragana perhaps?
Caragan leaves look much rounder...