mystery tree

Hi looking for an identification of a tree I have come across. As yet I do not have photo of it. However the small buds that have appeared look like small raspberries - that is the best way I can describe them

islayhawk

 

Can you get a photo?

 

Could be Ribes,flowering Currant.
It's not a tree though but can be a very large shrub.....

 

Do the leaves have a strong aroma, almost catty?

 

My first thoughts would be Ribes too.

 

here are a couple of pictures of the tree
the buds are blackish

 

I'd suggest it was prunus of some kind.

 

Can you add a pic to show the open flowers incase I am miles out.

It sure looks like Parrotia persica.
It flowers on bare branches in the middle of winter.
As it gets older the bark on the trunks gets flaky and is beautiful.
In the autumn the leaves turn wonderful colours.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=parrotia persica flowers&um=1&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=967&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ot4zUYiPEKSn0QW--oGABQ


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https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=parrotia persica bark&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43148975,d.d2k&biw=1920&bih=967&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=lN8zUZ_7G9Oa1AXf7ICoBQ