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Lindera benzoin |
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Spicebush |
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A tall,
loose and open, upright shrub of rounded
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6-12 feet
tall with a similar spread. |
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Plants are
monoecious
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polygamo-dioecious. Flowers are
greenish-yellow, small, not showy, borne in
axillary clusters before the leaves, in early to
mid-April. |
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Leaves are
alternate, simple, entire, 3-5 inches long,
oblong with a pointed apex and a tapering base,
light green in color, fragrant when crushed. |
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Fall color
is a clear yellow. |
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Stems are
spicy fragrant when crushed. |
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Fruit is a
scarlet drupe, ˝ inch across, ripening in
September, showy. |
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