Rhododendron?

[KeenTeen17]

I found this in Scotland last week. Is it Rhododendron? It doesn't look like it to me. Found it in the Forest of Galloway car park

[animartco]

I'm going to take a chance and be yelled down. Cherry laurel.

[Tiggrx]

Perhaps Photinia davidiana?

[Simples]

It's Phontinia fraseri for sure.

[davidbr]

It's Photinia davidiana, Stransvaesia, a garden relic I've found a couple of times in the wild. It seems it's also bird-sown sometimes, too.

[KeenTeen17]

Cheers

[Simples]

Originally Posted by davidbr

It's Photinia davidiana, Stransvaesia, a garden relic I've found a couple of times in the wild. It seems it's also bird-sown sometimes, too.

Strictly speaking it's "Stranvaesia Davidiana" but I still think it's fraseri.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Simples

Strictly speaking it's "Stranvaesia Davidiana" but I still think it's fraseri.

Yes, I see the new Stace has it as Stranvaesia davidiana.

[animartco]

Hi SImples. I don't think fraseri grows that big. The third picture shows a large tree. Cherry Laurels are closely related to photinias, and there is some recent reclassification, So it is a difficult one.

[animartco]

Thank you David BR. My first thought was photinia but I have never seen it growing as a tree, and I remember an old tree that I thought was cherry laurel from years back that had exactly the habit of the tree shown.