Solved ID please

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  1. Debs64

    Debs64 Keen Gardener

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    Hello all, my sister is on holiday in lymington and has spotted a tree very heavily scented and asking for ID. Can anyone help?

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    Myrtle perhaps ?
     
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      Possibly Eucryphia sp

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    • Pete8

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      Here's some flowers from my myrtle today for comparison -
      I would say they only have a very slight fragrance atm, but the flowers are only just starting to open.

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      Maybe Luma apiculata.
      What is the trunk like? LUMA  APICULATA 13-09-2023 12-11-51.JPG LUMA  APICULATA 18-09-2021 12-16-56.JPG LUMA  APICULATA 18-09-2021 12-17-28.JPG LUMA  APICULATA 18-09-2021 12-17-45.JPG LUMA  APICULATA 18-09-2021 12-17-53.JPG
       
    • Debs64

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      Thanks for the replies I think it looks like a myrtle tree
       
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