I should have taken a picture of the whole bush. The bush is weeping and looks much like a Spirea Bridal Wreath when it blooms in the spring. It has small thorns and the berries look like those on a pyracantha.

Looks like a weeping crab apple to me.
no idea what one there are so very many types.

Thanks but I'm certain it is not a crab apple. I'm almost sure it is some kind of pyracantha. I googled pyracantha and found some similar but not the same. Berries are not in clusters but are along the branch. Leaves look the same and it has small thorns.

How large are the fruits? Can we see one cut open as well as the seeds?

Also, can you get a shot of the mature trunk? And maybe one of the whole plant?


(Edited to add more questions.)

I thought this was sorted, thanks for bringing it up Robert.

It looks like Euonymus europaeus, there's one called Red Cascade. Have you seen the seeds split?

http://www.google.co.uk/search...

Paul, I agree with Janet, your plant definitely looks to be Euonymus europaeus:

And, we could sure use information and your photo's in the database: European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)

Thank you for your continues interest. I took some more pictures.
The whole bush Dec. 2....probably 8 by 8

Some remaining berries....they are falling fast

The trunk area....branches are a little thorny...none on trunk

fallen berries

berries on right...opened berries on left.....each contains a single hard pit....above..
Does that help...this is fun!

The fruits don't have the 'winged' effect of Euonymus europaeus. Maybe a crab apple! Maybe not!

More research to be done..

A few crab apples to compare, I found a Weeping Candied Crabapple but you can't enlarge the photo. Another photo I found has long cherry-like stalks..

http://www.sharplessauctions.c...

http://www.larknursery.com/ref...

I looked at most of the red crab apples, they all have cherry-like fruit stalks.

Prunus? Some plums and cherries have thorns.

I was looking at cherry plums, I found one photo which looked similar but only one which didn't enlarge! Red Diamond I think it was called.

http://www.naturehills.com/pro...

The fruits look too big on that.