Can anybody help me out with the i.d. of this tree. The person whose yard it is in calls it a Japanese spice tree, but I think they are mistaken. Thanks in advance for your help. (sorry for the poor lighting on the full tree shot, I am an awful photographer)
Leaf is the wrong shape for Lindera obtusiloba, see pics 1 and 2. However it does look like Lindera megaphylla. pic 3.It is evergreen The tree is just full of flower buds which should open next spring. http://www.cnhua.net/uploads/allimg/c090104/1231064030060-J548.jpg