Can you help us identify this tree?

it looks like it may be a type of Serviceberry they vary a bit on growth on the exact , I would look them up.

Looks like a wax-leaf ligustrum. I don't know about birds eating the berries. I DO know that they STINK on their insides.... and nothin' that stinky goes into MY mouth!!! Patooooooo!

Yes, I think it's a wax leaf ligustrum, one of the messiest, ugliest and most INVASIVE, seeding trees in N. California. Ugh They're all over my back yard.

Looks like 'privit' Liguistrum jonandrum, bit of a nuisance plant.

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Looks like privet hedge

It is a privet hedge. The birds do love the seeds, but they also scatter them. Soon these will be all over the place and difficult to get rid of.

tried to unsubscriebe four times

what do I do?

In the south we call them sugar berry trees. I hate them. wherever a berry or seed drops a darn tree will pop up

Looks like what we call a 'hedge bush' here in Alabama. They're everywhere. To get rid of them, you have to cut it down to ground level and build a fire on top of the stump.

Yes, looks like ligustrum. TERRIBLY invasive....some fool planted it as a hedge at my house before I bought it, & now I have the plants coming up everywhere. I read an article that at some of the parks in Louisiana they have an annual event where volunteers come with shovels & pick axes to clear the bushes that are taking over the parks! Birds will eat the seeds, but wherever they poop them you'll be having plants. Strongly suggest you cut it down & dig out the roots if it's the only one! At the minimum, keep the berries cut back. Guess you can figure out how I feel about these nuisances!

Roy says it's a bush honeysuckle. Birds will the berries!

It looks like a wild Privet hedge. This shrub grows wild in Oklahoma and is very hardy. I have a 100 foot row of them planted in my front yard along the road. CAUTION: if you plant this, you must trim it at least twice a year. Cut it back hard to form nice small, thick shrubs. Don't worry, you won't kill it. Otherwise it will grow up tall and straggly and ugly. It stays green well into the cold months. Our song birds love to sit in it and nest in it. I am not sure if they eat the berries or not. NOTE: you can buy a much nicer hybrid variety of Privet hedge at your local greenhouse.

This is a ligustrum lucidum. Mostly, it is used as a privacy hedge; and when kept cut back, it will bush out. If not cut back, it will blossom into a tree. The berries, as far as observed, are not poisonous to wild birds.

http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/chinese-privet/

This is a link for this particular tree as it pertains to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Personally, I have used it many times. This site explains its traditional use and I hope you enjoy reading about how beneficial this plant is. : )

It looks like a Chinese privet - declared invasive species in my country and hefty fine if they find one in your garden. Birds do love the berries but you end up with a garden covered in purple poop. And the tree will seed everywhere. My neighbour had one in the house I lived in four years ago. The seeds are still sprouting in the pot plants that I brought with me to my new house.

Thanks for posting pictures that are actually useful in ID-ing the tree !

It is what I have always called a Hackberry Tree

It is privet hedge. The botanical name is Ligustrum. It is considered a nuisance shrub here in TN. It shows up along the fence rows b/c birds eat the berries & "deposit" them while perching on a fence.

I agree with most everyone else. It looks like a privet tree a previous homeowner planted on the edge of our yard (I assume for privacy). They are a mess and a nuisance. I get baby ones popping up all over my lot. There are a few [purposely] planted in the sidewalk on my way in to work as well, probably the only good place for them. The berries really do make a mess and stain fairly well.

I can't see the tree very well from the pic. What state/province is this? It may be what is called a choke cherry. If so, yes the birds will eat the small, sour cherries. They grow wild in SW Ontario. D

I believe Charlene is correct as are most everyone else. Ligustrum lucidum/Privet. Here's a link to the Dave's Garden page.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/78040/#b

Elderberry . very very good wine/mead made from this.

I'm thinking a Privet, which is a very invasive species, spread by birds eating the berries and pooping them everywhere.