Carolina laurel cherry from Mary, SC

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This is a spring blooming tall tree with tiny white flowers and no fragrance. Is it a relative of the tea olive?

 

Hi Mary,

this is actually the Carolina laurel cherry, Prunus caroliniana, a close relative of Prunus laurocerasus.

Sincerely,

Steve Hill, Ph.D., Botanist, SCNPS

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