found in northern california backyard

It looks like a Guava tree. Do the fruits get larger?

I was thinking of Cotoneaster sp.
Don't think Guava are in racemes.

https://www.google.co.uk/searc...

It does resemble Cotoneaster, for comparison:

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/...

Two more for comparison:
C. lactaeus: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/...
C. simonsii: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/...

There are many sp of Cotoneaster.
Quote wiki...."Depending on the species definition used, between 70 and 300 different species of Cotoneaster are described, with many apomictic microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by other"

I would not like to try to say which one it might be.
However it is one with long stalks, berries which hang in clumps.
.....such as Cotoneaster frigidus. (I am not saying the one above is C. frigidus!)

http://www.bluebellnursery.com...

https://www.google.co.uk/searc...

Thus it rules our C. franchetii./C lactaeus and C. simonsii.

Cotoneaster would make more sense...

Any ideas on the final verdict? It is Cotoneaster, but how about the specific type? Francheteii? Frigidus? To me it more closely resembles the francheteii

ElJardineroGringo said:Any ideas on the final verdict? It is Cotoneaster, but how about the specific type? Francheteii? Frigidus? To me it more closely resembles the francheteii

Look at the stalks that have the berries.
As already mentioned above Cotoneaster franchetii have berries on very short stalks. see...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...

There are hundreds of Cotoneaster ...many are hybrids.
It is rather hard to be sure which one it is.

Many are huge shrubs...some make small/medium trees.

Hi all,

Kind of new to the plant id and was looking and I am definitely no expert of Northern CA plants, but guess was wondering cause when I saw picture my first thought was Viburnum which has similar leafs, branching, also grows berries, and is tree like guess wondering why that was ruled out. Not saying it is that but too me it is such a small picture of just the leaves and berries seems hard to rule out unless they don't grow in that area. Wouldn't a larger picture of the whole tree make it easier cause they grow much differently and help to figure out and narrow down variety.

Viburnum has opposite leaves.
So cannot be Viburnum sp.