Friend or foe

[jands]

Can anyone help me identify this tree, it is on our new allotment I have no idea what it is there are 2 other fruit trees but not sure if this is a friend or foe. No fruit yet to help identify it.

Thanks in advance

[Two_Sheds]

No, I'm rubbish at leaf ID. It makes me think of bay, but please don't eat any in case it isn't.

[WrexTheDragon]

Looks like a young cherry??

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[rustylady]

I agree with Wrex, cherry of some sort - how tall is it?

[rana]

Fruit trees are known to send suckers up from the underground roots so it could easily be a clone of one of the nearby fruit trees.

[jands]

Its about 1.5m-2m I would say same sort of size as the apple and pear trees, which makes me think it is a fruit tree of some sort as the previous plot own probably purchased them all at the same time.

[jands]

Nothing near by big enough to send out runners, the pear and apple are only 1.5-2m tall and this is about 10m away from either.

[rustylady]

Its about 1.5m-2m I would say same sort of size as the apple and pear trees, which makes me think it is a fruit tree of some sort as the previous plot own probably purchased them all at the same time.

I agree with you jands as they're all the same size. Probably one of those 3 for 2 offers from one of the magazines, which would also suggest it's probably a cherry.

[WrexTheDragon]

The height suggests it's about 3 years old. Did the apple and pear flower and fruit this year?

It is quite common to purchase either a plum, cherry, apple or pear at the same time, as good deals can be found.

You may need to wait until spring when it flowers to identify it.

[coomber]

I think It looks like a Cherry tree

[vicky]

I'll add my vote for a cherry tree!

[Polly Fouracre]

I thought cherry too, though whether "proper" or ornamental I couldn't say.

[Flummery]

It certainly has a cherry-like cast of feature but it looks more like the leaves of the ornamentals.

[spectrawax8]

Looks like my cherry trees, bird drop probably.

[Solitaire]

I think cherry as well