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n. - A genus of trees in the heath family; sourwood.

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  • Oh yes, the Sourwood tree, Oxydendrum arboreum is blooming.
  • A branch of sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum is trying to get our attention stage left.
  • Sourwood Honey is produced largely in the Appalachian mountains of the Southeast from the nectar of the Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum), a member of the heath family.
  • On the right the sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum, purchased as a stick from the garden shop at The Biltmore has grown and flowered, the whitish panicles like streamers...
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