Young twigs are brown with red hair and buds are naked and pubescent. Bark is maroon-brown, ridged and scaly.
Fruit is a blue drupe.
Redbay is found primarily on dry sites in the southeastern Coastal Plain, whereas Persea palustris is found in swamps and bay. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan or Todd Langston.