What kind of tree is this?

[newmumwithquestions]

Very excited about having a new garden. We have trees!

Unfortunately my tree ID is useless and most of them are still dry twigs.

This one has come into blossom though... anyone know what it is?

I thought it looked a bit like hawthorn but it has no thorns...

Thankyou!

Is it a pear blossom

Might it be a mock orange?

Thats a bees blossom supper that is, try and leave early blooms for waking winged beasties, buzzzzz!

Looks like blackthorn to me.

Let the bees do their work and you'll have sloes aplenty.

Hawthorne (May) flowers in May.

Looks like blackthorn to me.

But the OP said it was thornless...

I've not got a sense of scale from that photo -one of the whole tree might be helpful too

cherry?

Might be plum if you’re quite far south. Looks a lot like my plum tree’s blossom, but up here it blossoms a few weeks later.

A fruit tree but I don’t know if it’s apple, pear, plum, damson or something else. Guess you will find out soon enough!

I've never seen a pure white apple blossom - pear or damson would be my bet.

Ooh exciting - I was planning on planting some fruit trees. I wonder if it’s still producing as it’s not in the best shape. It’s quite tall (erm very rough guess 7-8 m) but it looks like it hasn’t been pruned for a long time (maybe ever). The blossom is very much on the outer twigs and i’m assuming it should have much better coverage.

So Hawthorn flowers in May - told you my tree ID was rubbish!

Thanks all. I am going to be pestering you lovely people of mumsnet to help me plan my garden. I have lots to learn :-)

Oh and yes this is the South

Looks like a cherry to me - can you post a picure of the trunk of the tree showing the bark?