There Is A Tree Near To Our House That Has Just Starting To Come Into Spring Leaf. Could You Help To Identify It For Me.

Question

It is a large tree about a house and a half tall. It has the most unusual tree. I can’t see any trees online that look anything like it.

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Answer 1

That could be soap bush (Alphitonia excelsa), an Australian native plant.

https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp6/alph-exc.html