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Clethra alnifolia |
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Summersweet,
Sweet Pepperbush |
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Upright,
eventually becoming a rounded mass, dense, leafy
shrub. |
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3-8 feet
tall with a spread of 4-6 feet |
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Flowers are
white, ⅓ inch across, borne on erect racemes, growing
2-6 inches long, extremely fragrant |
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July-August |
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Leaves are
alternate, simple, oblong with an acute tip, 1˝-4 inches long, sharply serrate. |
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Fall color
is a poor yellow-green. |
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Fruit is a
dry, 3 valved capsule, very persistent. |
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