Solved Half hardy tree

I'm hoping @Silver surfer might be able to work this out.
Tree, probably half hardy as owner specialises in such things, about 20' tall, interesting asteracae type flowers but hard to get close. No discernible perfume.

 

Drimys winteri, Winter bark?

 

Not Asteraceae.

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Drimys
Species:
D. winteri

Definitely!

 

That's interesting - thank you! A friend who was with me and saw it has separately now seen tasmannia (drimys) lanceolata in Oxford botanic garden where he used to work, and he thinks it's that - have they changed winteri to lanceolata or other way round?

 

See here for differences Drimys - Growing Guide - Burncoose Nurseries

 

CarolineL,

Drimys lanceolata now renamed Tasmannia lanceolata is VERY different.
We used to grow both Drimys winteri and lanceolata.

Tasmannia lanceolata has separate shrubs with either male flowers or female
flowers.
First pic shows male flowers.

 

Oh yes - winteri has excellent flowers by comparison. Thank you.