common sweetleaf - Symplocos tinctoria

Synonyms: horse sugar,

USDA Plant Code: SYTI
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - dry
Height: 15-30 feet
Leaves: deciduous to semi-evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,shrub,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: white/cream
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: yes
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); March. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Understory shrub in mesic woods "Troupville Woods" west of Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, U.S.A.
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Understory shrub in mesic woods "Troupville Woods" west of Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, U.S.A.
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flower buds
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; October. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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