Symplocaceae Leaves are up to 6 inches long, simple, alternate, evergreen, leathery, yellow-green below, elliptical, with smooth margins, sweet taste, and yellow petiole.
Twigs are gray and glaucous with shield-shaped leaf scars containing a single bundle scar.
Bark is green-brown and smooth with a striped appearance, becoming fissured with age. Fruit is a green drupe. 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.