Any ideas on this tree. The flesh of the the seeds are very juicy and
bright red. Tree/shrub was approx 20ft tall and very spreading.

http://www.gb-online.co.uk/dump/unkown1.jpg

And the 2nd one. No photo of the actual tree/shrub, only the seed
pods. One of last years and one of this years (I think). Approx 35mm
long. Tree/shrub was approx 20ft tall and very spreading.

http://www.gb-online.co.uk/dump/unkown2.jpg

Hello
http://www.gb-online.co.uk/dump/unkown1.jpg
I am going for a Mahonia - yellow flower spikes followed by the purple
berries. The height of the tree suggests something like Mahonia x
media. The real clue for identifying is in the shape of the flowers
whether upright, spreading or in a cluster

No idea on the seed pod though

Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

cliff_the_gardener wrote:

I am going for a Mahonia - yellow flower spikes followed by the purple
berries.

Mahonia berries are far more rounded without such a prominent
receptacle. Of the species most widely seen in the UK, the glaucous
'bloom' covering their black berries makes them appear a distinctive
blue. Looking at the leaf as well, it doesn't speak Mahonia.

This is a typical fruiting spike of the female form of Garrya
elliptica. The male form is most frequently grown on account of its
much longer 'catkins', which in the variety 'James Roof' can exceed
25cms.. It is a stalwart of the winter scene, 'dripping' with silvery
green catkins from December through to March. The female form with its
much shorter, less showy 'catkins' is less sought after and so its
fruits may be unfamiliar to many who grow this shrub.