The Ficus Looking Tree Started Growing Out Of Nowhere.

Question

Are you sure that it’s a rhododendron… It also looks like a poisonous plant called manchineel… Can you roll that out?

Answer 1

It is not a Manchaneel. I can say that.

I'm not completely certain, just from one photo, but Rhododendron, especially a larger leaf variety, is most likely.

Behind that could be Pachira glabra, or possibly Prunus laurocerasus.

That should help narrow down some possibilities.

Waiting for the flowers can give a better indication, and budding characteristics will help, here, as well.