Sourwood Leaf by k9photo

Sourwood Leaf

"A native tree of North America, the sourwood is one of the few endemic trees that is not found in other continents unless planted and has no related species. The name Sourwood is derived from the acrid taste of its leaves, but tea made from these leaves is widely used by mountain climbers as a thirst-quencher. Pioneers used the sap as one ingredient in a concoction used for treating fevers; the bark for chewing to soothe mouth pains; and leaf tea for treating diarrhea, indigestion and dysentery. But the best known by-product of the Sourwood tree is the hard-to-find and extremely delicious honey that bees produce from the fragrant blossoms.

It goes by many other common or local names including sorrel tree, sorrel gum, sour gum, arrow wood, elk tree, lily-of-the-valley tree and titi tree." (info from: https://www.arborday.org ) There were quite a few sourwood trees along the Burnt Hickory Trail that we walked a few days ago.
i love the textures on the leaf and its colour
December 4th, 2021  
Nice capture of textures
December 4th, 2021  
Beautiful textures and tones!
December 4th, 2021  
complimentary tones and textures
December 4th, 2021  
A lovely capture and great information on the leaf.
December 5th, 2021  
Marvelous textures
December 5th, 2021  
Love the textures and colour.
December 5th, 2021  
beautiful
December 5th, 2021  
Great detail, love the colours and textures
December 5th, 2021  
Awesome color and textures.
December 5th, 2021  
lovely capture
December 5th, 2021  
Nice colours and textures.
December 5th, 2021  
Cool textures and didn't know about this tree before.
December 6th, 2021  
Great photo
December 6th, 2021  
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