Identification: tall shrub with clusters of small flattish fruits, bright red pedicels

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Most noticeable about these shrubby-looking trees are the small (around 1cm) yellow fruits in some funny infructescence arrangement, on bright red stems, but it looks like the fruits will turn reddish-purple. Right now they look like teeny mangoes. The soft leaves, some of which seem seem to be in whorls, are spaced alternately on the branch.
    These are at Burnaby Village Museum, quite a few of them along Brookfield Lane.
     
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    chimera Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Looks like the native edible Indian plum, Oemleria cerasiformis.
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Thanks, Chimera. It's a name I've heard but didn't remember, and my only photo has no flowers or fruits (I did look them up at the time, but forgot all about this tree). I did think those fruits looked plummy but the leaves and fruit clusters didn't look like Prunus,, glad to see that it's a different species (same Rosaceae family, though).
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    I am sure these are Oemleria cerasiformis flowers (female), so I would like to have them in this thread. This is in an ornamental planting at at condo building two blocks from where I live. I don't have any other Indian Plum (or oso berry) named flower photos, so I have no idea what made the name pop into my head.
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