This tree is growing in the backyard of a house DD and family have bought. They were planning to cut the tree down because it looked dead. I hate for them to take it out. The seeds are about 1/2" and black. It is full of tiny white bud on the limbs. The tree is about 10' tall. The previous owners didn't water the backyard for a year. With the rain we've had it has perked up. I know I'll slap my head when someone IDs it. I took pics in full sun, so the tree pic isn't very clear. The trunk has bark like an oak.
Thanks, Josephine. It does look like it is Cherry Laurel. I will pass this along to daughter. Any tree that survives a prolonged drought should be allowed to continue to thrive.
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) I have no use for internet bullies!
Yep, I agree it looks like the Cherry Laurel. But you may not enjoy the tree's ability to survive and thrive...look under the tree for tiny seedings and saplings; the juvenile leaves may have tiny teeth and look different than the adult leaves. This tree is very pretty but can be aggressive.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
I have a few of those and they do make seedlings but I pot them up and use them in our native plant sales.
It is one of our few native evergreen trees.
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