I have not been able to identify this tree which in the Naples area are about 30 feet high and superficially look like a live oak. The leaves are in rosettes with 15 leaflets in each rosette. The twigs are opposite. The veination in the leaf is light green and alternate off of a central mid-line. tayloroncale@earthlink.net
it's probably not right, but it kind of looks like gum bumelia? the whorling of the leaves, shape, and color looks like it. does it have any small thorns?
Thnks for the reply. I looked up your suggestion and noted that the leaves of gum bumelia have branches close to the ground, leaves of up to 3" and thorns on the tips of the twigs. None of these characteristics are present on these trees. Additionally, the tree here in Naples have from a distance, a really dense amount of leaves and small branches (in addition to larger branches) and looks to be an excellent shade tree. At first glance it looks like a live oak tree.
yes, gum bumelia, at least where I'm at are sort of "skinny" understory trees, not a good shade tree, like yours is. good luck with your search. i bet someone here will have the correct answer soon.
I think David may have it. Because of the tightly pseudowhorled leaves and old inflorescence stalk visible, my thoughts also tended toward Pittosporum, but the only one I could think of with rounded leaves like that was P. crassifolium, and that has whitish undersides to the leaves. Googling images of P. viridiflorum brings up some that look pretty like taoncale's.
http://www.floridagardener.com/pom/Bucida.htm Bucida buceras Florida "Black Olive" Tree, perhaps? HTH Chris
