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sourwood
(redirected from Oxydendrum arboreum)

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sourwood [′sau̇r‚wu̇d]
(botany)
Oxydendrum arboreum.A deciduous tree of the heath family (Ericaceae) indigenous along the Alleghenies and having long, simple, finely toothed, long-pointed leaves that have an acid taste, and white, urn-shaped flowers. Also known as sorrel tree.


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The Sourwood tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, and the sweetgum shade trees, Liquidambar styraciflua, both produce spectacular leaf color in the fall, both the sourwood and the sweetgum trees turn yellow, orange, and red in progressing stages.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM I'm just back from walking--or should I say flying?
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