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Can anyone identify this tree in dd’s garden?

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Witzend Mon 18-May-20 11:34:30
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I’ve looked in my Tree and Shrub expert book, but still not sure. Dd thinks it could be some kind of hawthorn - blossom does look similar - but the berries are unlike the 2 hawthorns we have - a different, more pinky red and slightly bigger - and they fall off the tree in vast numbers, rather than mostly staying on for the birds to eat.
It’s relatively small and a neat shape, and alive with bees on the blossom at the moment.,

The garden was mature when they moved in, and the former owner was a v keen gardener who planted a lot of unusual things.

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Shrub Thu 21-May-20 18:55:16

How about Cretaegus prunifolia?

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MiniMoon Thu 21-May-20 19:10:42

I can't see why it isn't a dotted hawthorn. It grows well here, and there are suppliers in England, according to the RHS.
Since the previous owner was a keen gardener it is more than possible.

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MiniMoon Thu 21-May-20 19:14:26

Shrub, what a great name! I think you are right. Cratageus prunifolia looks identical to the new photo supplied by the OP.

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Shrub Thu 21-May-20 20:47:03

Let's hope I live up to my name!

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Northernlass Sat 23-May-20 12:32:18

Witzend this is the closest pic we can find, seeing as we don't have any other details such as deciduous/evergreen, and I think someone else has suggested it:
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/89242/Crataegus-persimilis-Prunifolia/Details

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Sparkling Sat 23-May-20 13:01:04

It looks like Spirea to me, what a lovely plant.

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