Can someone tell me what kind of tree this is? I guess maybe a crab apple but I'm not sure. I'd like to get one the same so I need the name. The branches arch out at weird angles. Berries or fruits appear in the fall and are red. This is the trunk
Well thank you, that is somewhere to start. But, there are so many kinds of Cotoneaster and I can't find a photo that has branches sticking up and out like this one.
"My tree" has a trunk though. And all the photos I find on google don't have a visible trunk (ie. they are more bushy or shrubby than tree-like). I do believe you...I just need to narrow it down to the species so I can try to buy one just like it. It is the coolest looking tree. Thanks for your help.
If you google for "cotoneaster tree", the most frequent selection is Cotoneaster cornubia - probably what they usually sell.
Apart from kinds that are naturally arborescent tree shapes are produced from otherwise shrubby types by growers using grafting and training. I once saw and measured a grafted Franchet cotoneaster on the Washington coast that was something like 18' across. If I remember correctly the trunk and roots consisted of mountain ash (Sorbus). Naturally tree-like forms big enough to sit under are present in Seattle and Vancouver plantings. However these usually produce large leaves, yours looks like it is a shrubby one that was made into a tree by cultivation practices.
