Can you identify this autumn flowering tree?
 

I saw this in someone's garden today and was seriously impressed.

I thought it might be a cherry but the leaves are not particularly cherry-like, and it's too early for the Autumnalis variety.

Any ideas?

Can you identify this autumn flowering tree?
 

Eucryphia x nymansayensis and in all probability it is the cv. 'Nymansay'.

Can you identify this autumn flowering tree?
 

On 2013-09-06 07:23:16 +0100, Dave Poole said:

Eucryphia x nymansayensis and in all probability it is the cv. 'Nymansay'.

I wouldn't definitively call it autumn flowering, though because here
it was flowering a few weeks ago and now is completely over. I suppose
it must depend a great deal on which part of UK you live in. It's
certainly a big bee attractant, ours was absolutely covered in them for
days on end.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

I'd go for Eucryphia spp. (probably nymansensis) It would have been beautifully fragrant if you could have got a sniff !!!
regards, Lannerman.

Thank you very much for the ID.

It's a very beautiful small tree, really stands out at this time of year, and no doubt would be very fragrant, if I could smell it!