Gordonia lasianthus (loblolly-bay, holly-bay, gordonia, or bay) is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree or shrub found in acid, swampy soils of pinelands and bays on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains of the southeastern United States. It is a member of the Tea or Theaceae family. It is slow growing with soft, light-colored(Varies in color from Cream to Carmine), fine-grained wood of little commercial value, although loblolly-bay could be managed as a
Form | tree |
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Fruit type | Capsule |
Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
Simple/compound | Simple |
Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
Leaf shape | Elliptic |
Leaf shape | Narrow |
Leaf margin | Ciliate, Serrated |
Leaf texture | Paler below |
Bark color | Gray |
Bark texture | Flat, Ridged, Splotchy |
Bloom time | Fall, Summer |