Please Help Me Identify This Plant!

I thought this plant was so cool and maybe after it blooms I will recognize it but I have no idea what it is.  Can someone help me!

Can't See the Forest

I have to wonder how the early settlers even survived in the Lowcountry.  Even trees seem to grow like weeds here and the forests are so thick you can't walk through them.

Christmas Berries

No, it is not really holly berries but it looks so pretty and festive doesn't it.  It actually is Pyracantha and was just loaded.  Must be the season for them as I had never seen so such a display of berries.