On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:05:53 GMT, Malcolm Manners
wrote:

monique wrote:
landscapemaddie wrote:

hi, im a landscape architecture student who has searched through about
1000 images of plants and failed to find what this one is:

[image: http://i35.tinypic.com/2qmdzz5.jpg]


More than a passing resemblance to loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

M. Reed
Monique, I, too, thought loquat at first look at the leaves, but the
terminal bud yells "Rhododendron!" so I think that's the direction to go.

I agree rhododendron is the way to go.

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/budblast.htm

My loquat has leaves that are much more wrinkled than in the OP's
photo.