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Aug 4, 2016 2:47 PM CST
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My parents have put me in charge of taking care of their yard and helping them with cataloging what they have and when to trim it etc. However, I can't seem to identify one of the plants. It has longer almost magnolia/ rhododendron looking leaves, but has some green berry/acorn looking things on it. It currently is about 7 feet tall and about that wide as well. It is definitely some sort of evergreen bush, but i can't figure it out. Any help would be appreciated. Here is a picture.
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Aug 4, 2016 3:07 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Hi Bob1441, Welcome!

Can you give us an idea of what country, part of the country this is growing? That will help narrow down and exact ID. The leaves remind me a bit of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) but that's just a wild guess.
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Aug 4, 2016 3:09 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
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Except for the acorn-looking things, it might be Red Tip photinia.
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Aug 4, 2016 3:13 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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That fruit doesn't look like Red-Tipped Photinia (Photinia 'Fraseri') to me but I wonder if it could be another type of Red Tips/Photinia?
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Aug 4, 2016 3:46 PM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Looks like cleyera japonica...
Hate that stuff.
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Aug 4, 2016 4:30 PM CST
South (Zone 8b)
I agree with stone. Looks like cleyera.
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Aug 4, 2016 5:22 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Good eye @stone! There's only this one photo in the database of C. japonica so I hope Bob1441 will consider adding his lovely pictures!
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Aug 4, 2016 6:06 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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Ternstroemia gymnanthera ?
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Aug 4, 2016 8:34 PM CST
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I live in Georgia, just north of Atlanta. From what you guys have suggested it definitely seems to be the cleyera japonica. You can have the pictures for the database! If there is anything I need to do to add them just let me know! Thanks everyone.

Edit: Looking at the one Greene has suggested Ternstroemia gymnanthera, I think that has to be it as the one as it is mentioned here http://floridata.com/Plants/Th... with having a green berry that turns red.
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Aug 5, 2016 11:56 AM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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The two plants are very similar. This link tells that looking at the terminal bud will help make the correct identification; one has a rounded bud, the other has a pointed and hooked bud:
http://www.uaex.edu/yard-garde...
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Aug 7, 2016 4:13 PM CST
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The buds are rounded on my plant so I guess that makes it Ternstroemia gymnanthera. Thanks everyone for the help!
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