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[pattypeep]

This is a volunteer which we noticed I'd say about five years ago. Very fast grower. For perspective, the fence is six feet tall. I let it go because I was curious, and secondly it provides a good screen to our north. (A bit noisy). It bears no flowers or other goodies. 

Any idea ???? TIA 

[Susiequeue]

Young Southern Magnolia? They don't Flower for a few years. Just a guess.

[Bhvbum]

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@Susiequeue wrote:

Young Southern Magnolia? They don't Flower for a few years. Just a guess.

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I agree, the leaves are very much in that family.

[fthunt]

Mine had the most long lasting flowers this year.  Usually it gets hit with late freeze or big T-storm blows them off.    But.........I just read "M" needs and loves acid soil - so I dumped 2 applications of Miracid all around the base 2 months ago.  No clue if that helped...but it held up very well to nature's tricks.

[on the bay]

@pattypeep I was going to say Magnolia too but then I saw you said it doesn't flower. Though some may take their time with blooms or not the right soil.Other than that, I don't know.It is a nice cover though!

[tl98466]

Leaves too small for Magnolia; plus it hasn't bloomed. Sprout from a neighbors tree? Hmmm.

[pattypeep]

@tl98466 @on the bay @fthunt @Bhvbum @Susiequeue  Thank you all for your input. There's not another tree around, but perhaps there was one many years ago. We're in the PNW, so probably not a Southern Magnolia ~ but that would have been wonderful. Perhaps a bird dropped a seed and it took. It's an ok tree for a volunteer, so we'll just enjoy the shade and privacy it provides. 

[JustJazzmom]

Could it be a saucer magnolia? These are deciduous trees. 

[GingerPeach]

@pattypeep 

It may be an English laurel, prunus laurocerasus.

Apparently, they self-seed easily in your area.

But do some further checking before you take my word for it!