 | Sweetleaf, Sweet Leaf, Horse Sugar, Yellowwood, Wild Laurel Symplocos tinctoria Symplocaceae Sweetleaf is found in the acid sands and sandy loams of deep woods in the east Texas Pineywoods. It is a little-known but not uncommon evergreen or semi-evergreen tree with slender, upright branches that give it a wide, loose-spreading appearance. In spring it is covered with bright yellow flowers in dense clusters up to 2 1/2 inches across, followed by orange-brown drupes in the fall. Its glossy dark green leaves turn yellow or red before dropping. Plant Habit or Use: medium tree Exposure: sun partial sun Flower Color: yellow Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: drupe, orange-brown Height: to 45 ft. Width: to 45 ft. Plant Character: evergreen semievergreen Heat Tolerance: high Water Requirements: medium Soil Requirements: acid Additional Comments:
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