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| leaves and young fruit--based on this image, do you think these leaves are glabrous or pubescent? What kind of leaf margin is present? | leaf underside--notice that it is not as shiny as the top of the leaf |
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| young tree, showing leaves | red bay can become prolific, as all these saplings attest! Mature bay trees can be over 60 feet tall. |
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| mature fruit (drupe)--these drupes are smaller versions of the fruits of their better-known cousin, the avocado (Persea americana) | |
