Hi everyone! I've spent the past couple of hours trying to identify the tree in my brother's front yard, but couldn't find it anywhere. I'd love it if you all could help me out :) Here are some pictures... the tree is about 15' wide and tall with rough (non-papery) bark. Let me know if you need any more information!
City, state and your USDA zone if you know it. "United States" is a big place and location can help narrow the possibilities. Regards Chris
Try some web sites on Florida trees, I have seen one or two up in the past. Other resources would be local botanical gardens and nurseries.
It does look like a laurel family tree. And that particular one is common down there, in fact it's a weed.
Hi guys, thanks for the replies :) Hmm... well I don't think it's a camphor tree, since it produces neither berries nor yellow flowers. I'm not sure about chlorosis, it's been like this for at least the three years that my brother has lived here and shows no other signs of unhealthy problems. I've attached 3 more pictures, one shows brand new budding leaves. I had looked for some Florida tree sites but haven't found anything useful yet, so if you know of something, let me know, we're pretty stumped with this tree!
Well, the chlorosis is the only positive identification so far. Most of us are familiar with the trees of more temperate climes but chlorosis appears the same no matter where you are.
