Enthusiastic folks who wish to learn how to identify South Florida's wild plants
Small tree
From cutler ridge garden
Has lemon like smell to leaves
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Comment by Steve Woodmansee on March 13, 2016 at 2:51pm
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Aha, given your description I bet it is Lemon Bayrum (Pimenta racemosa) in the Myrtaceae (Myrtle family, also has Eucalyptus, Guava, and Stoppers, and Allspice is in the same genus). It is a good nectar plant for bees and some butterflies. It is generally columnar in growth, and can get 20' tall.
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