A common wetland shrub or small tree of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont of North Carolina. In the Triangle area, a few grow along the edges of Jordan Lake and Harris Lake.
Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07.
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| A common wetland shrub or small tree of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont of North Carolina. In the Triangle area, a few grow along the edges of Jordan Lake and Harris Lake. Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07. |
| The word "titi" is pronounced tie-tie. Carteret Co., NC 6/23/04. |
| The entire, smooth, leathery leaves are semi-evergreen. Craven Co., NC 8/27/06. |
| Bladen Co., NC 10/7/06. |
| Titi is quite showy in bloom, when it produces numerous racemes of white flowers (which earns it the name racemiflora - raceme + flower). The flowers usually do not attract butterflies. Carteret Co., NC 6/23/04. |
| Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07. |
| Unripe fruits. Craven Co., NC 8/27/06. |
| Ripe fruits. The spongy, drupe-like fruits are brownish when ripe. Robeson Co., NC 10/4/2009. |
| Bark detail. Bladen Co., NC 10/7/06. |
More information:
NC State - Trees of the Maritime Forest
SF Austin State University
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Virginia Tech Dendrology
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