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Maggi Young

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Re: shrub seen in South Carolina
« Reply #15 on: April 27, 2015, 04:00:21 PM »
Aaron! What a plant hero you are!  Knew we could rely on you.  8)

 Plenty pix for comparison  HERE
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Re: shrub seen in South Carolina
« Reply #16 on: April 27, 2015, 04:03:38 PM »
Think you got it there! Malpighiales :) not Malvales!
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Re: shrub seen in South Carolina
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2015, 04:35:54 PM »
Bravo!
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Re: shrub seen in South Carolina
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2015, 04:41:33 PM »
Aaron,thank you
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Re: shrub seen in South Carolina
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2015, 06:04:55 PM »
Just thought of it :P Vernicia fordii, the Tung Oil tree. I knew I knew it and I use the tung oil for furniture finishing.

Thanks Aaron, Ron at Rarefind id'ed it too.  Interesting story on it at Wiki.

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