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Hi all, This is a tree in mums new garden. any ideas?

It is Pittosporum

Are you sure?

I'd guess at garrya elliptica, though the leaves in the specimen aren't opposite so I'm probably wrong.

 Pittosporum there are many types of leaf and they vary a lot but I did notice one that looked the same?????

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star'

http://www.hebesoc.org/nz_plants/nz_plants_p/pittosporum_tenuifolium_gold_star/pittosporum_tenuifolium_gold_star.htm

It is more than 10 ft high though, probably 18ft but is a compact type of tree.

No, don`t think it is Garrya but thanks for trying.

here some more varieties to see..
http://www.rhs.org.uk/getattachment/cf6798ef-db1b-4be9-a2d0-32fbd76c5bfd/Pittosporum-tenuifolium-Plant-Assessment.aspx

Garrya elliptica would have beautiful long catkins on it right now .....and if it is a Pittasporum  , then you would smell the delicious lemony fragrance when you picked its branches ....just a couple more clues that I can think of for you  .

I will forward that to mum and see if she can ID it better, thanks.

Soon as I saw it I thought 'Pittosporum tenufolium'...the wild type i.e. not a variety.

The other plant it could be is an Olearia paniculata. It's Olearia's that look similar to Garrya elliptica.

probably the former. Will ask mum if it gets berries etc...