It looks like deciduous magnolia that has been heavily pruned, cutting off all the flower buds. Stop any itinerant"gardeners" pruning it to a lollipop shape and it should recover and flower .
We moved here in December and was hard pruned by previous owners. I have left it to see how it develops. So far no flowers and leaves are size of my hand.
It'll take a while to get going again. Whenever you prune a shrub back hard, it can take several seasons for them to properly recover and start flowering, but the advantage is that they are often rejuvenated and grow much better as a result.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Whenever you prune a shrub back hard, it can take several seasons for them to properly recover and start flowering, but the advantage is that they are often rejuvenated and grow much better as a result.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Leave it be and it'll put on a lot of greenery (as evidenced in your pics) and buds for flowers in spring next year.
Thin it out as needed after flowering and away you go.