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Persea palustris

 
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Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea (PER-see-uh) (Info)
Species: palustris (pal-US-triss) (Info)

Synonym:Persea borbonia var. pubescens
Synonym:Persea pubescens
Synonym:Tamala pubescens

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One member has or wants this plant for trade.

Category:
Trees

Height:
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

Spacing:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Chartreuse (Yellow-Green)

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Evergreen
Aromatic

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive ForrestGump On Mar 21, 2009, ForrestGump from Melbourne, FL wrote:

This is a beautiful tree, but it is severely threatened by Laurel Wilt. This is caused by a fungus being spread quickly by the non-native Ambrosia bettle.

Positive NativePlantFan9 On Mar 15, 2005, NativePlantFan9 from Boca Raton, FL (Zone 10a) wrote:

Swamp Bay is a medium to large tree or sometimes a shrub (usually 30 to 40 feet high; sometimes more). It is native to bottomlands, hardwood swamps, cypress swamps, riversides and lowlands and moist sites in the southeastern United States in the coastal plain and Piedmont from Delaware and Maryland south along the coastal plain throughout much of Florida (including the Keys), west along the Gulf coastal plain and lowlands into Texas (zones 5b or 6a through 11). The leaves may be similar to Red Bay (Persea borbonia), but are usually slightly more rounded. The leaves have the distinctive spicy scent of Bay when crushed. A better way to distinguish between the two species is that while Red Bay is found in the same habitats as Swamp Bay PLUS drier sites, Swamp Bay is only found usually in the swampy or moist sites.

Like Red Bay, Swamp Bay is very useful for wildlife.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Kissimmee, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Miami, Florida
Cordele, Georgia
Vacherie, Louisiana
Carriere, Mississippi
Sugar Land, Texas



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