On 30 July, 19:27, bluebelly
wrote:
Hi all - I have a small bush/tree in the garden I bought house last year
and now for 2 seasons I have yet to see it flower or do something. June
time it has loads of the buds shown in image but again as last year
they have all but one vanished, either I have incredibly intelligent
wildlife or my neighbours are pinching them, if it's wildlife I can
start to protect them but I am unsure. The buds are firmly attached to
the branches so I woudn't have thought they would fall off, they are
about 2 inches long.

I have no idea what the tree/shrub/bush is (I am new to gardening since
buying my house which has a very estabilished garden) so any help would
be great.

I have uploaded an image for you to view.

http://tinyurl.com/ml6y6t

Thanks in advance

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bluebelly

My first thought is that it is a Loquat
http://www.kew.org/ksheets/loquats.html
This answers why the buds fall off.
My 2 bushes have yet to show a flower bud.
David Hill