Bush come tree

This is in the corner of my back garden every year it comes out with little tiny round buds
and the bees come in hundreds to it anyone know what it is.

 

Escallonia came to mind but the leaves look too big

 

It's a Cotoneaster, can't remember the variety.

 

Hi I think it's Cotoneaster 'Cornubia' I have one in my garden and it's about 10 foot high.

 

Thank you do you have lots of bees come to it as well,
and do you prune it if so when is best time ?

 

Yes mine is covered in bees now, the whole bush is buzzing and the buds haven't fully opened yet - it's quite noisy when they are!!

I don't really prune mine as such as it's part of a 'wild' hedge down one side of my garden that I leave to do it's own thing except I do take off the rather long arching branches from the top and cut it back every few years if it encroaches onto the veg plot.

But if you need to then it's recommended to remove dead/damaged branches in winter/spring.

You can prune/train it to whatever suits your needs best but it is not necessary. It makes a lovely small tree and is full of blackbirds in winter eating the berries. Mine is more of a multi-stemmed shrub though I am thinking of tidying it up a bit along with the Forsythia and Lilac next to it.

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks Penny thats very helpful......